English poetry

PoetsBiographiesPoems by ThemesRandom Poem
The Rating of PoetsThe Rating of Poems

Poem by George Herbert


Hope


I gave to Hope a watch of mine: but he
                      An anchor gave to me.
Then an old prayer-book I did present :
                      And he an optic sent.
With that I gave a vial full of tears :
                      But he a few green ears.
Ah, Loiterer! l'll no more, no more l'll bring:
                      I did expect a ring.



George Herbert


George Herbert's other poems:
  1. Sighs and Groans
  2. Sin's Round
  3. Affliction
  4. Providence
  5. The Search


Poems of the other poets with the same name:

  • Joseph Addison Hope ("Our lives, discoloured with our present woes")
  • Oliver Goldsmith Hope ("To the last moment of his breath")
  • Emily Brontë Hope ("Hope was but a timid friend")
  • Charlotte Smith Hope ("Parody on Lord Strangford's")
  • Edith Nesbit Hope ("O THRUSH, is it true?")
  • Joseph Drake Hope ("See through yon cloud that rolls in wrath")
  • Anne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea Hope ("The Tree of Knowledge we in Eden prov'd")
  • Mathilde Blind Hope ("All treasures of the earth and opulent seas")

    Poem to print Print

    3553 Views



    Last Poems


    To Russian version


  • Ðåéòèíã@Mail.ru

    English Poetry. E-mail eng-poetry.ru@yandex.ru