Thursday, February 17, 2011

verse

This is the famous stone
That turneth all to gold
For that which God doth touch and own
Cannot for less be told.

George Herbert, 1953-1632.
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3 comments:

  1. RuthFebruary 20, 2011 at 7:56 PM

    Herbert is my favourite poet. :-)

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  2. Laetitia :-)March 7, 2011 at 1:14 PM

    Hang on, did he age backwards to the tune of 330 years or was he really born in 1553 not 1953?

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  3. simone rMarch 7, 2011 at 3:27 PM

    1593 not 1953!

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