🔵 The Collar - Poem - George Herbert - Summary Analysis Reading - The Collar George Herbert

The Collar - Poem - George Herbert - Summary Analysis Reading - The Collar George Herbert
1593 - 1633
I struck the board, and cried, "No more;
I will abroad!
What? shall I ever sigh and pine?
My lines and life are free, free as the road,
Loose as the wind, as large as store.
Shall I be still in suit?
Have I no harvest but a thorn
To let me blood, and not restore
What I have lost with cordial fruit?
Sure there was wine
Before my sighs did dry it; there was corn
Before my tears did drown it.
Is the year only lost to me?
Have I no bays to crown it,
No flowers, no garlands gay? All blasted?
All wasted?
Not so, my heart; but there is fruit,
And thou hast hands.
Recover all thy sigh-blown age
On double pleasures: leave thy cold dispute
Of what is fit and not. Forsake thy cage,
Thy rope of sands,
Which petty thoughts have made, and made to thee
Good cable, to enforce and draw,
And be thy law,
While thou didst wink and wouldst not see.
Away! take heed;
I will abroad.
Call in thy death's-head there; tie up thy fears;
He that forbears
To suit and serve his need
Deserves his load."
But as I raved and grew more fierce and wild
At every word,
Methought I heard one calling, Child!
And I replied My Lord.
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It reminds me of the film 'Two Popes' where this inner conflict --- loss of faith is shown.

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Thank you mr Alex for your educational channel either to improve our English or increase our cultural level as literature literature lovers too I gathered main theme of poem and poet biography briefly here it’s collar poem it’s about struggle with one beliefs and desire for autonomy defiance or religious or restriction speaker trying to create limits to his own himself than following god . George Hebert ( was born in 1593- died 1633) he was Welsh poet , priest of Church of England his notable works the temple country parson jacula prudentum . Literally movement metphysical poetry , his most famous poem “ wreath” collar symbolizes priest role as servant .

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