| Herbert J.C. Grierson, ed. (1886–1960). Metaphysical Lyrics & Poems of the 17th C. 1921. |
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| George Herbert |
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| 84. Easter wings |
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| LORD, who createdst man in wealth and store, | |
| Though foolishly he lost the same, | |
| Decaying more and more, | |
| Till he became | |
| Most poore: | 5 |
| With thee | |
| O let me rise | |
| As larks, harmoniously, | |
| And sing this day thy victories: | |
| Then shall the fall further the flight in me. | 10 |
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| My tender age in sorrow did beginne: | |
| And still with sicknesses and shame | |
| Thou didst so punish sinne, | |
| That I became | |
| Most thinne. | 15 |
| With thee | |
| Let me combine, | |
| And feel this day thy victorie: | |
| For, if I imp my wing on thine, | |
| Affliction shall advance the flight in me. | 20 |
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