Lord, who createdst man in wealth and store,

Easter Wings is a poem by George Herbert which was published in his posthumous collection, The Temple (1633). It was originally formatted sideways on facing pages and is in the tradition of shaped poems that goes back to ancient Greek sources. "Easter Wings" in the 1633 edition of The Temple.

Lord, who createdst man in wealth and store, Though foolishly he lost the same, Decaying more and more, Till he became Most poore: With thee Oh let me rise ...

Sin and suffering are a lowly state, the poem implies, with idea of the "fall" itself suggesting that, in sinning, human beings fell away from God on high.

2024年4月1日 · George Herbert's "Easter Wings" is a witty, surprising, and smart poem, which teaches a profound theological truth: Created with perfect ...

'Easter Wings' by Herbert explores the fall and redemption of humanity, using the poem's shape to symbolize spiritual ascent.

Published in 1633, by 1680 the book had gone through 13 editions. The poems reflect his lifelong struggle between his privileged background and worldly ...

10] Herbert alludes to the paradox of the "fortunate fall" or felix culpa. Only by sinning with Eve, and being cast out of the Garden of Eden into a world ...

2024年3月30日 · The two stanzas of “Easter Wings,” for example, chart the fall of mankind and of the individual sinner as he becomes “most poore,” and then ...