can someone help me and tray to explain to me these lines from herbert's poem the pulley
Yet let him keep the rest,
But keep them with repining restlessness;
then these 3 lines
Let him be rich and weary, that at least,
If goodness lead him not, yet weariness
May toss him to my breast.”
and these lines
So strength first made a way,
Then beauty flowed, then wisdom, honor, pleasure
When almost all was out, God made a stay,
Perceiving that, alone of all his treasure,
Rest in the bottom lay.
thank you:)
First:
God keeps the gift of rest, but people keep restlessness.
Second:
Man can be rich and tired. That being weary from life will bring him back to God if being good does not.
Third:
God gave these gifts to Man:
Strength;
Beauty,
Wisdom,
Honor, and
Pleasure.
Then God kept the last gift, Rest, and did not let man have it.