tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134782302655515338.post1885821606548962184..comments2023-12-25T05:12:46.199+01:00Comments on ORA ET LABORA: The Good Felowship of Dust: Reflections on Herbert's "Church-monuments"Felix Culpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18062279686869827534noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134782302655515338.post-75686984815073697102010-04-16T05:52:53.125+02:002010-04-16T05:52:53.125+02:00I just came across a clear echo of this poem in Va...I just came across a clear echo of this poem in Vaughan's 'Retirement' (ll. 45-48):<br /><br />A faithful school where thou mayst see<br />In heraldry<br />Of stones and speechless earth<br />Thy true descent;<br />...Aaron Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17775589009145031773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134782302655515338.post-2495639739652672492010-04-15T21:23:36.710+02:002010-04-15T21:23:36.710+02:00Reading it over again, I like your suggestion abou...Reading it over again, I like your suggestion about the joining of the feminine soul with the masculine body, but it occurred to me that if the masculine pronouns in the 2nd stanza refer to the body, then the use of the neuter 'it' in the first line of that stanza is rather puzzling. When I first read the poem, before your commentary, I took 'his' to refer to Christ. I don't know if such an interpretation holds up, but otherwise I'm puzzled by the switch in pronouns!Aaron Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17775589009145031773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134782302655515338.post-64420829875401941162010-04-15T18:16:17.582+02:002010-04-15T18:16:17.582+02:00Thank you for this post on Herbert, Father. I shal...Thank you for this post on Herbert, Father. I shall be mentioning and linking to it very soon!Aaron Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17775589009145031773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134782302655515338.post-16364947905397023772010-04-14T22:15:56.965+02:002010-04-14T22:15:56.965+02:00Beautiful!Beautiful!David Robleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08235222579213199067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134782302655515338.post-39310378704752218012010-04-14T20:18:33.799+02:002010-04-14T20:18:33.799+02:00Very nicely done!Very nicely done!Kevin P. Edgecombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16590490181739464401noreply@blogger.com