“As in hoary winter's night stood shivering in the snow,Surprised I was with sudden heat which made my heart to glow;And lifting up a fearful eye to view what fire was near,A pretty babe all burning bright did in the air appear.” HeartMadeEyeNightViewsFireAirMy HeartWinterSnowBurningHeatFearfulLiftingBabeLifting UpBurning Bright Author:Robert Southwell
“My faultless breast the furnace is, the fuel wounding thorns;Love is the fire and sighs the smoke, the ashes shame and scorns;The fuel Justice layeth on, and Mercy blows the coals;The metal in this furnace wrought are men's defiled souls.” MenSoulJusticeLove IsFireMercyShameBlowSmokeFuelBreastsMetalsAshesCoalSighScornThornsFurnaces Book:Poetical works Source: Poetical works