Man’s inescapable relationship with God
The Pulley, is an exquisite and disarmingly simple ( intricate though in its use of similes, metaphors and conceits ), poem by George Herbert, a 17th century poet who died young, at forty, in 1633. He has been rightfully called the saint of the Metaphysical school. His poem, The Pulley, is a... Sign in to see full entry.