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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ODE: OF OUR SENSE OF SIN, by EDWARD HERBERT Poet's Biography First Line: Vengeance will sit above our faults, but till Last Line: Himself knows more. Alternate Author Name(s): Cherbury, 1st Baron Herbert Of; Herbert Of Cherbury, Edward Herbert, 1st Baron; Herbert Of Cherbury, Lord Subject(s): Sin | |||
VENGEANCE will sit above our faults, but till She there doth sit, We see her not, nor them. Thus, blind, yet still We lead her way; and thus, whilst we do ill, We suffer it. Unhappy he whom youth makes not beware Of doing ill. Enough we labour under age and care; In number th' errors of the last place are The greatest still. Yet we, that should the ill we new begin As soon repent, (Strange thing!) perceive not; our faults ne'er are seen But past us; neither felt, but only in Our punishment. But we know ourselves least: mere outward shows Our minds so store, That our souls no more than our eyes disclose But form and colour. Only he who knows Himself knows more. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SEVEN STREAMS OF NEVIS by GALWAY KINNELL CHANEL NO. 5 by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR BROTHERS: 4. IN MY OWN DEFENSE by LUCILLE CLIFTON THE RING AND THE CASTLE by AMY LOWELL APPELLATE JURISDICTION by MARIANNE MOORE AN ODE UPON A QUESTION WHETHER LOVE SHOULD CONTINUE FOREVER by EDWARD HERBERT DITTY IN IMITATION OF THE SPANISH: ENTRE TANTO QUE L'AVRIL by EDWARD HERBERT EPITAPH FOR SIR PHILIP SIDNEY, AT ST. PAUL'S WITHOUT A MONUMENT ... by EDWARD HERBERT |
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