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''Virtue" by George herbert

Let's start over thinking activitie of this poem 'virtue'.  'Virtue?'              This poem, as the title implies, is ultimately concerned with virtue and the idea of a virtuous soul which will survive forever and will not "give" as earthly beautiful things do. In order to better establish this contrast, however, he begins with three stanzas in which he describes the way that transitory "sweets" on earth all succumb, ultimately, to decay as part of the natural order of things. 💢What is the symbolic meaning of the season Spring?  💢Spring : Another transitional  season ,  spring  is a time of phenomenal renewal. The earth reawakens from her slumber, and explodes with new life. In our own lives,  Spring  can be  symbolic  of starting new projects, sewing new seeds and coming forth with new ideas. 3. What is your basic understanding of the word 'virtuous soul?' 💢Virtue, therefore, manifests itself in action....