The Holy Scriptures II

George Herbert 1593 (Montgomery) – 1633 (Bemerton)



Oh that I knew how all thy lights combine,
And the configurations of their glory!
Seeing not only how each verse doth shine,
But all the constellations of the story.
This verse marks that, and both do make a motion
Unto a third, that ten leaves off doth lie:
Then as dispersed herbs do watch a poition,
These three make up some Christian's destiny:
Such are thy secrets, which my life makes good,
And comments on thee:  for in ev'ry thing
Thy words do find me out, and parallels bring,
And in another make me understood.
Stars are poor books, and oftentimes do miss:
This book of stars lights to eternal bliss.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 16, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABABCDABEFFEGG
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 614
Words 114
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 14

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