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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE DIVINITY, by MATTHEW ARNOLD Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Yes, write in the rock,' saint bernard said Last Line: Tis in the desert, now and heretofore. Subject(s): God | |||
'YES, write it in the rock!' Saint Bernard said, 'Grave it on brass with adamantine pen! ''Tis God himself becomes apparent, when 'God's wisdom and God's goodness are display'd, 'For God of these his attributes is made.'-- Well spake the impetuous Saint, and bore of men The suffrage captive; now, not one in ten Recalls the obscure opposer he outweigh'd. God's wisdom and God's goodness!--Ay, but fools Mis-define these till God knows them no more. Wisdom and goodness, they are God!--what schools Have yet so much as heard this simpler lore? This no Saint preaches, and this no Church rules; 'Tis in the desert, now and heretofore. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE MOUNTAIN IS STRIPPED by DAVID IGNATOW AS CLOSE AS BREATHING by MARK JARMAN UNHOLY SONNET 1 by MARK JARMAN UNHOLY SONNET 13 by MARK JARMAN BIRTH-DUES by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE SILENT SHEPHERDS by ROBINSON JEFFERS |
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