The Mind

Nosce Teipsum: Objection III

by Sir John Davies 1569–1626

From Complete Poems, ed. Grosart (1876)

The Mind

But how, till then, shall she herselfe imploy?
Her spies are dead which brought home newes before;
What she hath got and keepes, she may enioy,
But she hath meanes to vnderstand no more.

Then what do those poore soules, which nothing get?
Or what doe those which get, and cannot keepe?
Like buckets bottomlesse, which all out-let
Those Soules, for want of exercise, must sleepe.

MLA

Davies, John. “Nosce Teipsum: Objection III.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/davies/86/.

Chicago

Davies, John. “Nosce Teipsum: Objection III.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/davies/86/.

Read this poem with the Codex →

More by Sir John Davies