by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674)
The White Island, or Place of the Blest
Language: English
In this world, the isle of dreams, While we sit by sorrow's streams, Tears and terrors are our themes Reciting: But when once from hence we fly, More and more approaching nigh Unto young eternity, Uniting: In that whiter island, where Things are evermore sincere; Candor here and luster there Delighting: There no monstrous fancies shall Out of hell an horror call, To create, or cause at all, Affrighting. There, in calm and cooling sleep We our eyes shall never steep, But eternal watch shall keep, Attending Pleasures, such as shall pursue Me immortalized, and you; And fresh joys, as never too Have ending.
G. Dyson sets stanzas 1-3, 5
Authorship:
- by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674), "The White Island, or Place of the Blest" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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This text (or a part of it) is used in a work
- by George Dyson (1883 - 1964), "Come to me God ; but do not come", from Quo Vadis: a Cycle of Poems, no. 7..
Researcher for this page: Harry Joelson
This text was added to the website: 2011-06-24
Line count: 24
Word count: 104