Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, PREPARATORY MEDITATIONS, 2D SERIES: 79, by EDWARD TAYLOR



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First Line: Had I promethius' filching ferula
Last Line: My well belov'de is mine: I'm his become.
Subject(s): Puritans In Literature; Religion; Sherlock, William (1641-1707); Theology


Had I Promethius' filching Ferula
Filld with its sacred theft the stoln Fire:
To animate my Fancy lodg'd in clay,
Pandora's Box would peps the theft with ire.
But if thy Love, My Lord, shall animate
My Clay with holy fire, 'twill flame in State.

Fables fain'd Wonders do relate so strange
That do amuse when heard. But oh! thy Fame
Pend by the Holy Ghost, (and ne'er shall Change
Nor vary from the truth) is wonders flame
Glazde o're with Heavens Embelishments, and fan'd
From evry Chaff, Dust, Weedy Seed, or Sand.

What wilt thou change thyselfe for me, and take
In lew thereof my sorry selfe; whereby,
I am no more mine own, but thine, probate,
Thou not so thine, as not mine too thereby?
Dost purchase me to be thine own, thyselfe
And be'st exchange for mee, thyselfe, and wealth?

I'm Thine, Thou Mine! Mutuall propriety:
Thou giv'st thyselfe. And for this gift takst mee
To be thine own. I give myselfe (poore toy)
And take thee for myne own, and so to bee.
Thou giv'st thyselfe, yet dost thyselfe possess,
I give and keep myselfe too neretheless.

Both gi'n away and yet retain'd aright.
Oh! Strange! I have thee mine, who hast thyselfe,
Yet in possession Thou hast mee as tite,
Who still enjoy myselfe, and thee my wealth.
What strang appropriations hence arise?
Thy Person mine, Mine thine, even weddenwise?

Thine mine, mine Thine, a mutuall claim is made.
Mine, thine are Predicates unto us both.
But oh! the Odds in th'purchase price down laid:
Thyselfe's thy Price, myselfe my mony go'th.
Thy Purchase mony's infinitly high;
Of Value for me: mine for thee, 's a toy.

Thou'rt Heir of Glory, dost Bright image stand
Ev'n of the God of Glory. Ownest all.
Hast all Wealth Wisdom Glory, Might at hand
And all what e're can to mans Glory fall.
And yet thou givst thyselfe to purchase mee
Ev'n of myselfe, to give myselfe to thee.

And what am I? a little bit of Clay.
Not more, nor better thing at all I give.
(Though give myselfe) to thee as Purchase pay.
For thee, and for thy all, that I may live.
What hard terms art thou held unto by me.
Both in thy Sale, and Purchase, laid on thee?

But yet this thing doth not impov'rish thee
Although thou payest down thy glorious selfe.
And my down laying of myselfe I see
For thee, 's the way for mee to blessed wealth.
Thou freely givst what I buy Cheape of thee.
I freely give what thou buyst deare of mee.

The Purchasd Gift, and Given Purchase here
(For they're both Gifts, and Purchases) by each
For each, make each to one anothers deare,
And each delight t'heare one anothers Speech.
Oh! Happy Purchase. And oh! Happy Sale:
Making each others joye in joyous gales.

Let this dash out the snarling teeth that grin,
Of that Damnd Heresy, calld SHERLOSISM,
That mocks, and scoffs the UNION (that blesst thing)
To Christs Blesst Person, Happy Enkentrism.
For if thats true, Christs Spouse spake false in this
Saying My Beloved's Mine, and I am his.

Hence, Oh! my Lord, make thou mee thine that so
I may be bed wherein thy Love shall ly,
And be thou mine that thou mayst ever show
Thyselfe the Bed my Love its lodge may spy.
Then this shall be the burden of my Song
My Well belov'de is mine: I'm his become.





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