Quote#Poetry
My meaning (dear Mother) is in these sonnets, to declare my…
Quote byGeorge Herbert · 1593–1633
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Letter to His Mother (1609).
English (original)
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.
— George Herbert
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