But quick-eyed Love, observing me grow slack From my first entrance in, Drew nearer to me, sweetly questioning.

Comparisons with the work of his adapters and imitators make apparent the perfection and finish of his lines, their interior intellectual and psychological harmony. LOVE bade me welcome yet my soul drew back, Guilty of dust and sin. George Herbert was born on the 3d April 1593, at the ancient seat of the family, Montgomery Castle, (Trefaldwyn), Powys, Wales. The most obvious examples are Herberts Shaped Poems: The. By looking at the poet’s less successful attempts as well as at his best work, Vendler is able to trace his surest line of development in the various modes and forms in which he worked. the complexity of George Herberts apparently simple and easy-flowing religious verse. George Herbert was born on the 3d April 1593, at the ancient seat of the family, Montgomery Castle, (Trefaldwyn), Powys, Wales. Very nearly all of Herbert’s poems are treated in this finely written, forcefully argued study. Herbert appears here, both in introspective and in devotional verse, as a poet of universal feeling whose work can be given a human interpretation independent of any religious conviction. In this comprehensive reading of Herbert, Helen Vendler reveals the complexity inherent in the apparent simplicity of his lyrics. The transparent beauty and effortless grace of George Herbert’s poetry have made it seem almost devoid of art. The poems speaker reflects with wonder that, though hes been through times of hardship and darkness, God has renewed him once again, making his soul rise up like a spring flower. They are also available to institutions in ten separate subject-area packages that reflect the entire spectrum of the Press’s catalog. First published in the 1633 collection The Temple, 'The Flower' is George Herberts meditation on human pride and divine mercy. The 2,800 titles in the “e-ditions” program can be purchased individually as PDF eBooks or as hardcover reprint (“print-on-demand”) editions via the “Available from De Gruyter” link above.

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