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The pulley by herbert
The pulley by herbert




the pulley by herbert

Pulley is a tool used to draw something heavy closer. The last stanza explains the meaning of the title. If these should happen, both man and God would be losers when man refuses to worship God.

the pulley by herbert

God said that, if he should bestow rest on man, man would abandon God and adore rest, nature would be worshipped and not God. After releasing all these, “Rest” is put in the bottom of all the treasure. According to the poet, God bestow on man all His blessings, riches, beauties, wisdom, honour, pleasure and strength. The poet in this poem goes into the mind of God Almighty during creation.

the pulley by herbert

May tosse him to my breast Content Analysis If a goodnesse leade him not, yet wearinesse, Let him be rich and wearie, that at least, Perceiving that, alone of all his treasure,Īnd rest in nature, not the God of nature,īut keep them with repining restlessnesse. When almost all was out, God made a stay, Then beautie flow’d then wisdome, honour, pleasure, Let the world’s riches, which dispersed lie,






The pulley by herbert