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Paradise

I

SE thee,

Lord, because I G R O

Among  thy  trees,  which  in  a  R O

To  thee  both  fruit  and    order  O W.

What  open  force, or  hidden C H A R

Can blast my fruit, or  bring  me H A R

While    the    inclosure  is  thine  A R M?

Inclose  me  still  for  fear I S T A R T.

Be  to  me  rather  sharp and  T A R T,

Than let me want thy hand and A R T.

When thou dost greater judgements S P A R E,

And  with  thy  knife  but  prune  and  P A R E,

Ev'n    fruitful    trees    more  fruitfull  A R E.

Such sharpness shows the sweetest F R E N D:

Such  cuttings    rather    heal    than  R E N D:

And    such    beginnings    touch  their  E N D.

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George Herbert

George Herbert (3 April 1593 – 1 March 1633)[1] was a Welsh-born poet, orator, and priest of the Church of England. His poetry is associated wit…

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