@3"See this my garden, Large and fair!"@1 -- Thus, to his friend, The Philosopher. @3"'Tis not too long,"@1 His friend replied, With truth exact, -- @3"Nor yet too wide. But well compact, If somewhat cramped On every side."@1 Quick the reply -- @3"But see how high!@1 -- @3It reaches up To God's blue sky!"@1 Not by their size Measure we men Or things. Wisdom, with eyes Washed in the fire, Seeketh the things That are higher -- Things that have wings, Thoughts that aspire. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE DEATH OF A PHOTOGRAPHER by KAREN SWENSON THE LOVER COMFORTETH HIMSELF WITH THE WORTHINESS OF HIS LOVE by HENRY HOWARD ELEGY TO THE MEMORY OF AN UNFORTUNATE LADY by ALEXANDER POPE PREFACE TO ERINNA'S POEMS by ANTIPATER OF SIDON AT THE GRAVE OF DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI by H. T. MACKENZIE BELL |