The poems and translations of Sir Edward Sherburne (1616-1702) excluding Seneca and Manilius Introduced and Annotated by F. J. Van Beeck |
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The Message.
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The Message.
Dear Saviour! that my Love I might make knownTo thee, I sent more Messengers than one.
My heart went first, but came not back; My Will
I sent thee next, and that staid with thee still.
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I sent my Int'lect; that too staies behind.
Now my Soul's sent: Lord! if that stay with thee,
O what a happy Carkass shall I be!
| The poems and translations of Sir Edward Sherburne (1616-1702) | |