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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE AGE OF HERBERT & VAUGHAN, by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Then it was faith and fairness Last Line: At once he stood rewarded! Alternate Author Name(s): Blunden, Edmund Subject(s): Herbert, George (1593-1633); Poetry & Poets; Vaughan, Henry (1621-1695) | |||
THEN it was faith and fairness, White sun and western wind, When every moment spoke The Holy to the mind, And quickened saints' awareness. In close and pregnant symbol Each primrosed morning showed The triune God's patrol On every country road, In bushy den and dimble. And where young Prue was sweeping, Or giggling at the gate, Or Tom was scaring crows Or the dog Sam licked the plate Or ewe and lamb were sleeping, The witness still recorded Glance, phrase or incident That appertained to Christ And by these shows was meant At once he stood rewarded! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HENRY VAUGHAN by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE AT THE GRAVE OF HENRY VAUGHAN by SIEGFRIED SASSOON ALMSWOMEN by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN FOREFATHERS by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN REPORT ON EXPERIENCE by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN SOLUTIONS by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN THE GIANT PUFFBALL by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN THE MIDNIGHT SKATERS by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN VLAMERTINGHE: PASSING THE CHATEAU, JULY 1917 by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN 11TH R.S.R. by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN |
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