"The Pilgrimage"

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"The Pilgrimage"

George Herbert, 1639

Anthony Esolen

Nov 10, 2023

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Today’s Poetry Aloud is a bit shorter than our usual, but I want to read to you a poem about a special kind of travel and travail. I hope that you all enjoy George Herbert’s poem, “The Pilgrimage.”

What do we hope for in this life? What are our expectations? Wealth, fame, prestige, pleasure, power? The Preacher says that to seek those things is full …

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