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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE QUEER, by HENRY VAUGHAN Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: O tell me whence that joy doth spring Last Line: Of knowing thee, so rarely known. Alternate Author Name(s): Silurist | |||
O tell me whence that joy doth spring Whose diet is divine and fair, Which wears heaven, like a bridal ring, And tramples on doubts and despair? Whose eastern traffic deals in bright And boundless empyrean themes, Mountains of spice, day-stars and light, Green trees of life, and living streams? Tell me, O tell who did thee bring And here, without my knowledge, placed, Till thou didst grow and get a wing, A wing with eyes, and eyes that taste? Sure, holiness the magnet is, And love the lure, that woos thee down; Which makes the high transcendent bliss Of knowing thee, so rarely known. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest... |
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