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God, in the holy tongue, they callThe place that filleth all in all.
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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Glory.
Repletion.
Upon Teage.
God.
In God there's nothing, but 'tis known to beEven God Himself, in perfect entity.
God, as the learned Damascene doth write,A sea of substance is, indefinite.
God is more here than in another place,Not by His essence, but commerce of grace.
Upon God.
God is not only said to beAn Ens, but Supraentity.
What God Is.
God is above the sphere of our esteem,And is the best known, not defining Him.
God Is One.
God, as He is most holy known,So He is said to be most one.