One's thoughts and joys may be "all pack'd up and gone"

— Mason, John (1646?-1694)

Author

Mason, John (1646?-1694)

Work Title

XXX. A Song of Praise for the Hope of Glory [from Spiritual Songs, or, Songs of Praise to Almighty God Upon several Occasions. Together with The Song of Songs Which is Solomons. First Turn'd, then Paraphrased in English Verse. The Second Edition, Corrected, with an Addition of a Sacred Poem on Dives and Lazarus]

Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for Richard Northcott [etc.]
Date
1685
Metaphor
One's thoughts and joys may be "all pack'd up and gone"
Metaphor in Context
Come then my dearest, dearest Lord,
  My Sweetest, surest Friend.
Come, for I Loath these Kedar Tents,
  Thy Fiery Chariots send.
What have I here; My thoughts and Joys,
  Are all pack'd up and gone.
My Eager Soul would follow them
  To thine Eternal Throne
Categories
Uncategorized::Luggage
Provenance
HDIS
Date of Entry
07/28/2004

The Mind is a Metaphor is authored by Brad Pasanek, Assistant Professor of English, University of Virginia.