The English works of George Herbert . ,^^^^^ ^C^/f,*- tS 0u,irr^ ff. 1. IV THE STYLE AND TECHNIQUE THE STYLE AND TECHNIQUE IN his poem of Providence, praising God forhis wonderful world, Herbert says: And as thy house is fidl^ so I adore Thy curious art in marshalling thy goods. Herberts own curious art we must now examine,and inquire how he marshals his poetic resourcesin constructing his stately meditations and reli-gious love-lyrics. How does he build his line, hisstanza, and the general plan of his poem ? More-over, how does it happen that he is so diflScult tocomprehend, and to what exten
The English works of George Herbert . ,^^^^^ ^C^/f,*- tS 0u,irr^ ff. 1. IV THE STYLE AND TECHNIQUE THE STYLE AND TECHNIQUE IN his poem of Providence, praising God forhis wonderful world, Herbert says: And as thy house is fidl^ so I adore Thy curious art in marshalling thy goods. Herberts own curious art we must now examine,and inquire how he marshals his poetic resourcesin constructing his stately meditations and reli-gious love-lyrics. How does he build his line, hisstanza, and the general plan of his poem ? More-over, how does it happen that he is so diflScult tocomprehend, and to what extent does he adopt themore extreme literary fashions of his time ? Theseare problems which only slightly concern the gen-eral reader, and are of interest chiefly to the stu-dent of poetry. But Herbert himself was a these matters he gave much thought. Thosewho like to think his thoughts after him will desireto accompany him to his workshop and to watchhis manipulations there. Rightly to observe him, we should keep in mindwhat he designs. It is an error to dema
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