The works of George Herbert, Robert Herrick and John Donne, three 17th-century English poets, are contrasted, with attention given to the conflict between "the spirit" and "the flesh." Although all three were clergymen, Herberts poems were...See moreThe works of George Herbert, Robert Herrick and John Donne, three 17th-century English poets, are contrasted, with attention given to the conflict between "the spirit" and "the flesh." Although all three were clergymen, Herberts poems were somber and "metaphysical; Herrick's were graceful, worldly lyrics, and Donne's ranged from frank celebrations of earthly love to tortured expressions of the love of God.
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