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God is not only said to beAn Ens, but Supraentity.
Robert Herrick
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Robert Herrick was a 17th-century English lyric poet and cleric. He is known for his book of poems, "Hesperides," which includes the carpe diem poem "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time." His works are noted for their clarity, simplicity, and musical quality. Herrick was also a vicar of Dean Prior in Devon, despite being ejected during the English Civil War and later reinstated.
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Upon A Maid.
Robert Herrick, Simple Poetry
To The Queen.
Upon Vinegar.
Upon Julia's Hair Filled With Dew
Upon God.
God is all fore-part; for, we never seeAny part backward in the Deity.
God.
In God there's nothing, but 'tis known to beEven God Himself, in perfect entity.
God is more here than in another place,Not by His essence, but commerce of grace.
God, in the holy tongue, they callThe place that filleth all in all.
God, as the learned Damascene doth write,A sea of substance is, indefinite.
What God Is.
God is above the sphere of our esteem,And is the best known, not defining Him.