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By Edward Taylor. Make me, O Lord, thy Spining Wheele compleate. Thy Holy Worde my Distaff make for mee. Make mine Affections thy Swift Flyers neate. And make my Soule thy holy Spoole to bee. My Conversation make to be thy Reele. And reele the yarn thereon spun of thy Wheele. Make me thy Loome then, knit therein this Twine:
“Huswifery” is poem written around 1685 by the Puritan preacher Edward Taylor. The poem is addressed directly to God, making it at once a kind of plea and prayer. Through an extended metaphor in which God is a cloth maker and the speaker acts as God's cloth-making tools, the speaker offers himself up as God's humble earthly servant.
Edward Taylor wrote ‘Huswifery’ around 1685. He was a Puritan preacher and used his poetry to convey his religious convictions. He addresses ‘Huswifery’ directly to God, a technique known as an apostrophe. Through the text, he offers himself entirely to God.
Nov 11, 2012 · Huswifery. Edward Taylor, Puritan Poet, c.1642-1729. Taylor devoted much of his work to introspection as he attempted to understand and fulfill his role as a Christian. Taylor's "occasional poems...
One of the better known poems to emerge from colonial America, “Huswifery” uses the extended metaphor of a spinning wheel—then a common household implement—to describe the components of ...
Sep 5, 2023 · Dive deep into Edward Taylor's Huswifery with extended analysis, commentary, and discussion
Huswifery is a thought-provoking poem famous about spirituality. The poem speaks about the speaker ’s longing to be closer to his creator (God). It also presents a stark comparison between the speaker and the spinning wheel.
Sep 5, 2023 · Complete summary of Edward Taylor's Huswifery. eNotes plot summaries cover all the significant action of Huswifery.
May 13, 2011 · Read, review and discuss the Huswifery poem by Edward Taylor on Poetry.com.
Huswifery. Make me, O Lord, Thy spinning-wheel complete. Thy holy word my distaff make for me. Make mine affections Thy swift flyers neat. And make my soul Thy holy spool to be. My conversation make to be Thy reel. And reel thy yarn thereon spun of Thy wheel. Make me Thy loom then, knit therein this twine: And make Thy Holy Spirit, Lord, wind ...
