Friday, November 28, 2003

Grace Comments

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My stock lies dead and no increase
Doth my dull husbandry improve:
O let thy graces without cease
Drop from above!
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George Herbert
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Glen Kappy 04 June 2017

for me what comes across most clearly is our need for grace which, if we are aware of it, makes the repetition of drop from above entirely appropriate. herbert demonstrates in other poems that he chooses his forms carefully to fit the message, as in this one. -gk

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Edward Kofi Louis 04 June 2017

Like a mole! ! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

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Brian Jani 29 May 2014

George well done I like this poem

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George Herbert

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