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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONNET, by GEORGE HERBERT Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Sure, lord, there is enough in thee to dry
Last Line: The beauty lies in the discoverie.
Variant Title(s): Two Sonnets Sent To His Mother, New-year 1609/10;sonnets
First Line: Sure, lord, there is enough in thee to dry
Last Line: The beauty lies in the discoverie.
Variant Title(s): Two Sonnets Sent To His Mother, New-year 1609/10;sonnets
Sure, Lord, there is enough in thee to drie
Oceans of ink; for, as the deluge did
Cover the earth, so doth thy majestie:
Each cloud distills thy praise, and doth forbid
Poets to turn it to another use.
Roses and lilies speak thee; and to make
A pair of cheeks of them, is thy abuse.
Why should I womens eyes for crystal take?
Such poor invention burns in their low minde
Whose fire is wild, and doth not upward go
To praise, and on thee, Lord, some ink bestow.
Open the bones, and you shall nothing finde
In the best face but filth; when, Lord, in thee
The beauty lies in the discoverie.
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