Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PREPARATORY MEDITATIONS, 2D SERIES: 161 (A), by EDWARD TAYLOR Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: My double dear lord, and doubl't ore and ore Last Line: And I will sing thy praise in songs most rife. Subject(s): Puritans In Literature | ||||||||
My double Dear Lord, and doubl't ore and ore Ten thousand times it would indeed still rise A bubble too small to knock at thy blesst doore Of Loveliness, ten thousand times to thy sise. It would be a gift ten thousand times too low Though 't is the best I have on thee to bestow. My Love alas is but a shrimpy thing A sorry Crickling a blasted bud A little drachm, too light a gift to bring. Its but a grain weight and scarce ever good, And shall I then presume thee to obtain If I should rob thee of so small a grain. Thou art as Apple tree 'mong sons of man As was the Apple tree amonge the trees That many are, (the Worlds geese are white swans In its account.) but thou excellest all these Ten thousand times bearing on every limb All golden apples; ripest grace that springs. Not like the tree that once in Eden grew Amongst whose fruits the serpent old soon lops And in his very teeth the poison threw Into our Mother Eves her sorry Chops. Nor like the Serpents Egge the Squerill held Secur'd itselfe from th'venom that on it fell. Lord shake their bower and let these apples fall Into my Wicker basket and it fill. Then I shall have rich spirituall food for all Occasions as they essences do still And I shall feed on their rich grace my fare As they drop from thy Apple tree most rare. And as thou serv'st up in thy Charger bright A messe of these rich apples, sweet imbrace I tasting them do in their reech delight And over them will surely sing thee grace. Thou tree of Life that ever more dost stand Within the Paradise of God and hast The Promise to him gi'n whose happy hand Doth overcome, shall of it eate and tast. Lord feed mee with this promisd food of Life And I will sing thy praise in songs most rife. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...GOD'S DETERMINATIONS: THE JOY OF CHURCH FELLOWSHIP RIGHTLY ATTENDED by EDWARD TAYLOR GOD'S DETERMINATIONS: THE PREFACE by EDWARD TAYLOR PREPARATORY MEDITATIONS, 1ST SERIES: 1 by EDWARD TAYLOR PREPARATORY MEDITATIONS, 1ST SERIES: 32 by EDWARD TAYLOR PREPARATORY MEDITATIONS, 1ST SERIES: 38 by EDWARD TAYLOR PREPARATORY MEDITATIONS, 1ST SERIES: 8 by EDWARD TAYLOR PREPARATORY MEDITATIONS, 2D SERIES: 3 by EDWARD TAYLOR PREPARATORY MEDITATIONS, 2D SERIES: 56 by EDWARD TAYLOR GOD'S DETERMINATIONS: CHRIST'S REPLY by EDWARD TAYLOR GOD'S DETERMINATIONS: THE JOY OF CHURCH FELLOWSHIP RIGHTLY ATTENDED by EDWARD TAYLOR |
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