George Herbert


LOVE-JOY.

AS on a window late I cast mine eye,
I saw a vine drop grapes with J and C
Anneal�d on every bunch.   One standing by
Ask�d what it meant.   I (who am never loth
To spend my judgement) said, It seem�d to me
To be the bodie and the letters both
Of Joy and Charitie ;  Sir, you have not miss�d,
The man reply�d ;  It figures  JESUS CHRIST.




Source:
Herbert, George. The Poetical Works of George Herbert.
New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1857. 147.


Backto Works of George Herbert


Site ©1996-2001 Anniina Jokinen. All Rights Reserved.
Created by Anniina Jokinen on July 31, 2001.