Easter-Wings
by George Herbert |
| Lord, who createdst man in wealth and store, |
| Though foolishly he lost the same, |
| Decaying more and more, |
| Till he became |
| Most poor; |
| With thee |
| O let me rise |
| As larks, harmoniously, |
| And sing this day thy victories: |
Then shall the fall further the flight in me.
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| My tender age in sorrow did begin: |
| And still with sicknesses and shame |
| Thou didst so punish sin, |
| That I became |
| Most thin, |
| With thee |
| Let me combine, |
| And feel this day thy victory: |
| For, if I imp my wing on thine, |
Affliction shall advance the flight in me.
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| George
Herbert |
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