4. Divine Love's Rest. (Written on Herbet's Poems.)
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4. Divine Love's Rest. (Written on Herbert's Poems.)
4. Divine Love's Rest. (Written on Herbet's Poems.)
The amorous Needle knows no other REST,
THe amorous Needle knows no other REST,
But at its dear attractive Lodestone's breast.
But at its dear attractive Loadstone's breast.
Though lying dead before the Potent touch,
Its Object and Affection were not such.
The Oily Body married to a Spark,
Which some cold Flint had locked up in the dark,