Quote#Death
Thou tarriest, while I die
Quote byGeorge Herbert · 1593–1633
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Temple (1633), Longing, ll. 55-60.
English (original)
Thou tarriest, while I die, And fall to nothing: thou dost reign, And rule on high, While I remain In bitter grief: yet I am styl'd Thy child.
— George Herbert
More from George Herbert
Knowledge is folly unless grace guide it.
Let him be rich and weary, that at least, If goodness lead him not, yet weariness May toss him to my breast.
It (my book) is a picture of the many spiritual conflicts that have passed between God and my soul, before I could subject mine to the will of Jesus, my Master, in whose service I have now found perfect freedom.
Hearken to Reason, or shee will bee heard.
My meaning (dear Mother) is in these sonnets, to declare my resolution to be, that my poor abilities in poetry, shall be all and ever consecrated to God's glory.
To write a verse or two is all the praise That I can raise.