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"Thou sorrow, venom Elfe. Is this thy play, To spin a web out of thyselfe To Catch a Fly? For Why? [...] To tangle Adams race Ins stratigems To their Destructions, spoild, made base By venom things Damnd Sins."
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Edward TaylorAm I new minted by thy Stamp indeed? — Edward Taylor
"Am I new minted by thy Stamp indeed? Mine Eyes are dim; I cannot clearly see. Be thou my Spectacles that I may read Thine Image and Inscription stampt on mee."
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Edward Taylor
Edward Taylor
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Edward Taylor was a colonial American poet, pastor and physician of English origin. His work remained unpublished for some 200 years but since then has established him as one of the foremost writers of his time. His poetry has been characterized as "American Baroque" as well as Metaphysical.