Easter Wings

Poetry | George Herbert

Easter Wings Quotations

“O let me rise

As larks, harmoniously,”

The speaker compares himself to a lark. He wants to fly away from his suffering and sin, and he wants to sing praises to God. He wants to become closer to God.
“Let me combine…

For, if I imp my wing on thine,”

The speaker wants to combine himself with God. He wants to fix his wing with God’s wing. It means he wants to fly with God. He wants God’s strength to rise from his suffering and sin.

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