The dedication -- The altar -- from The sacrifice -- The thanksgiving -- The agonie -- Good Friday -- Redemption -- Sepulchre -- Easter -- Easter wings -- H. Baptisme (II) -- Sinne (I) -- Affliction (I) -- Repentance -- Prayer (I) -- The H. Communion -- Antiphon (I) -- Love I and II -- The temper (I) -- Jordan (I) -- Employment (I) -- The H. Scriptures I and II -- Whitsunday -- Grace -- Mattens -- Even-song -- Church-monuments -- Church-musick -- The Church-floore -- The windows -- Trinitie Sunday -- Content -- The quidditie -- Affliction (III) -- The starre -- To all angels and saints -- Deniall -- Christmas -- Ungratefulnesse -- Sighs and grones -- The world -- Coloss. 3.3: Our life is hid with Christ in God -- Vanitie (I) -- Vertue -- The pearl. Matth. 13 -- Affliction (IV) -- Man -- Unkindnesse -- Life -- Affliction (V) -- Miserie -- Jordan (II) -- Sion -- Home -- The British church -- The quip -- The dawning -- JESU -- Dulnesse -- Love-joy -- from Providence -- Hope -- Sinnes round -- Gratefulnesse -- Peace -- The bunch of grapes -- Love unknown -- Mans medley -- Paradise -- Ephes. 4.30: Grieve not the Holy Spirit, etc. -- The pilgrimage -- The holdfast -- Praise (II) -- Longing -- The collar -- The call -- Clasping of hands -- The pulley -- The priesthood -- Grief -- The crosse -- The flower -- The sonne -- A true hymne -- Bitter-sweet -- The glance -- The 23 Psalme -- Aaron -- The odour, 2. Cor. 2 -- The forerunners -- Discipline -- The invitation -- The posie -- A parodie -- The elixer -- A wreath -- Death -- Dooms-day -- Heaven -- Love (III).
Summary:
George Herbert (1593-1633) is widely regarded as the greatest devotional poet in the English language. His profound influence can be seen in the lasting popularity of his verse. This selection of 100 lyric poems by Herbert is designed for readers to enjoy the beauty, spirituality, accessibility and humanity of his best verse. Each poem uses the authoritative text from the acclaimed Cambridge edition of Herbert's poems, presenting them in their original spelling in a clear and elegant format. The selection includes such well-loved lyric verses as 'Love bade me welcome', 'Let all the world in ev'ry corner sing', 'I struck the board and cry'd, No more' and 'Sweet day, so cool, so calm, so bright'. A preface by Helen Wilcox, editor of the Cambridge edition, celebrates the key features of Herbert's poetry for a new generation of readers. -- from dust jacket.
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