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The Reformation · 1646, enlarged 1648
The Sacred Poems and Private Ejaculations
Richard Crashaw · c. 1612–1649
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What it is
Baroque religious poetry of extravagant imagery on the tears of the Magdalene, the wounds of Christ, and the ecstasy of Teresa, by an English convert to Rome.
Why it lasted
The most sensuous devotional poetry in English, standing at the furthest point from Puritan plainness.
Where to read it
Public domain and free to read in full, though not held here. The archives below have it.
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