Ralph Waldo Emerson, comp. (1803–1882). Parnassus: An Anthology of Poetry. 1880.
GratefulnessGeorge Herbert (15931633)
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Give one thing more,—a grateful heart.
See how Thy beggar works on Thee
And says—If he in this be crost,
All Thou hast given him heretofore
Thy word our hearts and hands did crave,
What it would come to at the worst
Tears sullying Thy transparent rooms,
Gift upon gift, much would have more,
And didst allow us all our noise;
Nay, Thou hast made a sigh and groan,
Much better tunes than groans can make,
But that these country airs Thy love
And in no quiet canst Thou be,
Till I a thankful heart obtain
As if Thy blessings had spare days,—
But such a heart, whose pulse may be