Love III

George Herbert * Track #166 On The Temple: Sacred Poems and Private Ejaculations

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George Herbert

1633

Love III by George Herbert

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George Herbert

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This poem concludes Herbert’s collection entitled The Temple, written during his years as parish rector at Bemerton, but published only after his death in 1633. With the exception of John Donne, Herbert is one of the most popular metaphysical poets.

‘Love III’ is the last of a sequence of three po...

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Love bade me welcome: yet my soul drew back,
Guilty of dust and sin.
But quick-ey'd Love, observing me grow slack,
From my first entrance in,
Drew nearer to me, sweetly questioning,
If I lack'd anything.

A guest, I answer'd, worthy to be here:
Love said, You shall be he.
I the unkind, ungrateful? Ah my dear,
I cannot look on thee.
Love took my hand, and smiling did reply,
Who made the eyes but I?

Truth Lord, but I have marr'd them: let my shame
Go where it doth deserve.
And know you not, says Love, who bore the blame?
My dear, then I will serve.
You must sit down, says Love, and taste my meat:
So I did sit and eat.

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