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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PASCAL'S CHARACTER OF HIMSELF, by JOHN BYROM Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I love and honour a poor humble state Last Line: I'm nothing else but misery and woe. Subject(s): Jesus Christ; Mankind; Pascal, Blaise (1623-1662); Salvation; Self-pity; Sin; Human Race | |||
I LOVE and honour a poor humble state, Because my Saviour Jesus Christ was poor; And riches, too, that help us to abate The miseries which other men endure. I render back no injuries again, Because I wish the doer's case like mine; In which, nor good nor evil, as from men, Is minded much, but from a Hand Divine. I aim sincerely to be just and true; For my good-will to all mankind extends: A tenderness of heart, I think, is due, Where stricter ties unite me to my friends. Whether in conversation or alone, Still to my mind God's presence I recal: My actions wait the judgment of his throne, And 'tis to Him I consecrate them all. These are my thoughts, and briefly thus display'd; I thank my Saviour for them ev'ry day; Who, of a poor, weak, sinful man, has made A man exempt from vice's evil sway. Such is the force of His inspiring grace! For all my good to that alone I owe; Since, if my own corrupted self I trace, I'm nothing else but misery and woe. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HOW MUCH EARTH by PHILIP LEVINE THE SHEEP IN THE RUINS by ARCHIBALD MACLEISH THE CONQUERORS by PHYLLIS MCGINLEY THE MARMOZET by HILAIRE BELLOC MEN, WOMEN, AND EARTH by ROBERT BLY BROTHERS: 3. AS FOR MYSELF by LUCILLE CLIFTON A HYMN FOR CHRISTMAS DAY (2) by JOHN BYROM |
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