Jun 06
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Weekend Wisdom

Shadows of Eternity | Henry Vaughan

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BooksMy favourite quote this week comes from 17th Century Metaphysical poet Henry Vaughan. I stumbled across his work in a slim Dover Thrift collection of 100 Best-Loved Poems (Dover Thrift Editions). I remember buying it from a magazine store in Windsor while almost penniless during an internship about a decade ago.

Here are the lines that caught my attention:

When on some gilded cloud or flower
My gazing soul would dwell an hour,
And in those weaker glories spy
Some shadows of eternity;
(“The Retreat”)

If you enjoyed this, you can find his complete works on line here.


Author: Stephen Barkley

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