 Must all be veiled, while he that reads, divines, Catching the sense at two removes? Shepherds are honest people ; let them sing : Riddle who list, for me, and pull for Prime : I envy no man's nightingale or spring ; Nor let them punish me with loss of...  Retrospective Review - Page 218edited by - 1821Full view - About this book
 | Ramie Targoff - Language Arts & Disciplines - 2001 - 177 pages
...Herbert's commitment to bringing "good structure" and simple eloquence to the project of devotional verse: Shepherds are honest people; let them sing: Riddle who list, for me, and pull for Prime: I envie no mans nightingale or spring; Nor let them punish me with losse of rime Who plainly say, My... | |
 | Robert Whalen - Literary Criticism - 2002 - 258 pages
...voice of the honest shepherd? This is far from 'plainly' evident. Here is the entire final stanza: Shepherds are honest people; let them sing; Riddle who list, for me, and pull for Prime: I envie no mans nightingale or spring; Nor let them punish me with losse of rime, Who plainly say, My... | |
 | George Oppen - Poetry - 2002 - 494 pages
...From George Herbert. "Jordan" I, line 1 1. GO changes Herbert from "honest people" to "good people": Shepherds are honest people; let them sing: Riddle who list, for me, and pull for Prime: I envie no mans nightingale or spring; Nor let them punish me with losse of rime, Who plainly say, My... | |
 | Anne R. Sweeney - Literary Criticism - 2013 - 334 pages
...arbours shadow coarse-spunne lines? Must purling streams refresh a lovers loves? Must all be vail'd, while he that reads, divines, Catching the sense at...sing: Riddle who list, for me, and pull for Prime: I envie no mans nightingale or spring; Nor let them punish me with losse of rime, Who plainly say, My... | |
 | Robert Duncan - Literary Criticism - 2006 - 292 pages
...coarse-spunne lines? Must purling streams refresh a lovers loves? Must all be vail'd, while he that reades , divines, Catching the sense at two removes? Shepherds...sing: Riddle who list, for me, and pull for Prime: J envie no mans nightingale or spring; Nor let them punish me with losse of rime, Who plainely say,... | |
 | George Herbert - Literary Collections - 2007 - 47 pages
...Must purling streams refresh a lovers loves? Must all be vail'd, while he that reades, divines, 10 Catching the sense at two removes? Shepherds are honest...sing: Riddle who list, for me, and pull for Prime: I envie no mans nightingale or spring; Nor let them punish me with losse of ryme, 15 Who plainly say,... | |
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