02113cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000310011324500480014426400510019230000470024333600260029033700260031633800360034250000310037850801380040952010230054753400450157065300110161570000490162670000520167585600430172799900170177028375UtSlPG20260610133640.0mcr n260607r2009||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aVaughan, Henry,d1621-169510aPoems of Henry Vaughan, Silurist, Volume II 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2009 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aRelease date is 2009-03-20 aE-text prepared by Susan Skinner, David Cortesi, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) a"Poems of Henry Vaughan, Silurist, Volume II" by Henry Vaughan is a collection of poetry written in the mid-17th century. As part of a larger body of work, this volume includes various poems, translations, and poetic reflections, often exploring themes of love, nature, and spirituality. The author, known for his mystical and philosophical approach, invites readers into an intimate exploration of human emotion and the natural world. At the start of this volume, Vaughan addresses readers with a letter, inviting "ingenious lovers of poesy" to engage with his work during a time he perceives as unsympathetic to the craft of poetry. He acknowledges the challenges and imperfections of the world but presents his poetry as a refuge, a "flame" of innocence meant to inspire noble thoughts. His opening poems reflect on themes of mortality, friendship, and the hope for transcendence beyond earthly experiences, setting a contemplative backdrop for the verses that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nOriginal publication data not identified aPoetry1 aBeeching, H. C.q(Henry Charles),d1859-19191 aChambers, E. K.q(Edmund Kerchever),d1866-195440uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/28375 c69284d69284