George Herbert's poem, "The Flower" (1633), utilizes nature as both an image and metaphor to explain man's relationship to God. ... Herbert likens the gradual journey of human existence to the perennial flower: a ceaseless fluctuation between life and death. ... Herbert's conclusion and ultimate message is the ultimate human submission to God in order to attain entry into heaven. According to Herbert, we have as much power to resist God as the flower does, which is none. ... George Herbert wants us to be more like the flower, and with his masterful use of metaphor and ...

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George, the author seems to find much interest in the overuse of "sweet" when he describes people and the earth, but in this he seems to have a very esteemed outlook on the earth and the people who are in it. ... It seems that George Herbert is enamored by the idea of death, and he looks on it as a "virtuous" ordeal. ... I think that George Herbert has a sick sense of admiration. ...

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The strongest example of this comes from Herbert Marshal's love situation with a woman named Louise. He states, "That one can be happy only where there are two;/ And that our hearts are drawn to stars/ Which want us not ("Herbert Marshal" 12-14)." ... Second to Herbert's is the story of Searcy Foote to show how hurtful love can be to you and those around. ... All the while she had the potential to be "as great as George Eliot" but it was wasted by love ("Margaret Fuller Slack" 1-17). ...

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