Lines 17-20
“
A servant with this clause
Makes drudgery divine:
Who sweeps a room, as for thy laws,
Makes that and th' action fine.
— George Herbert
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "A servant with this clause
Makes drudgery divine:
Who sweeps a room, as for thy laws,
Makes that and th' action fine." in the context of "Lines 17-20" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "George Herbert" (Quotes, The Temple (1633), The Elixir)
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About George Herbert
George Herbert (April 3, 1593 – March 1, 1633) was an English poet and orator.
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