What lies beyond
Roger Seal reflects on a poem by George Herbert
Friends might be excused for being somewhat quizzical about Derek Guiton’s choice of title for his recent book A Man that Looks on Glass, which was reviewed in The Friend on 27 November, as its meaning is not immediately obvious. The reviewer mentions that the wording is taken from a poem by George Herbert, while the website associated with the book states simply that it is by a seventeenth century poet. Neither sheds light on the meaning and significance of the choice. It calls for curiosity to look further.
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