A Dialogue Betwixt God And The Soul
Sir Henry Wotton 1568 (parish) – 1639 (chapel of Eton College)
Soul.
Whilst my Souls eye beheld no light
But what stream'd from thy gracious sight
To me the worlds greatest King,
Seem'd but some little vulgar thing.
God.
Whilst thou prov'dst pure; and that in thee
I could glass all my Deity;
How glad did I from Heaven depart,
To find a lodging in thy heart!
S. Now Fame and Greatness bear the sway,
('Tis they that hold my prisons Key):
For whom my soul would die, might she
Leave them her Immortalitie.
G. I, and some few pure Souls conspire,
And burn both in a mutual fire,
For whom I'd die once more, ere they
Should miss of Heavens eternal day.
S. But Lord! what if I turn again,
And with an adamantine chain,
Lock me to thee? What if I chase
The world away to give thee place?
G. Then though these souls in whom I joy
Are Seraphims, Thou but a toy,
A foolish toy, yet once more I
Would with thee live, and for thee die.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | XAABB XCCDD ECCA FFEE XXGG HHII |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 851 |
Words | 172 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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