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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE SOUL'S GARMENT, by MARGARET LUCAS CAVENDISH Poet's Biography First Line: Great nature clothes the soul, which is but thin Last Line: Fit for the soul to wear those clothes again. Alternate Author Name(s): Newcastle, Duchess Of; Lucas, Margaret Subject(s): Soul | |||
Great Nature clothes the soul, which is but thin, With fleshly garments, which the Fates do spin, And when these garments are grown old and bare, With sickness torn, Death takes them off with care, And folds them up in peace and quiet rest, And lays them safe within an earthly chest: Then scours them well and makes them sweet and clean, Fit for the soul to wear those clothes again. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE CRUEL FALCON by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE WHOLE SOUL by PHILIP LEVINE I KNOW MY SOUL by CLAUDE MCKAY HONORING THE SAND; IN MEMORY OF JOSEPH CAMPBELL by ROBERT BLY THE CHINESE PEAKS; FOR DONALD HALL by ROBERT BLY THE LIFE OF TOWNS: TOWN OF THE EXHUMATION by ANNE CARSON NATURES COOK by MARGARET LUCAS CAVENDISH |
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