E Housmans A Shropshire Lad. It is not surprising that fine hymns spring from Herberts words: Let all the world in every corner sing; Teach me, my God and King, in all things thee to see. For those who respond more to music than poetry, Herbert is one of the most singable of poets. On the day before his death he was singing his own verse, accompanying himself on the lute. What happiness to achieve so much in so short a span.

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