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Gerard Manley Hopkins - To What Serves Mortal Beauty?
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To what serves mortal beauty `—dangerous; does set danc-
ing blood—the O-seal-that-so ` feature, flung prouder form
Than Purcell tune lets tread to? ` See: it does this: keeps warm
Men`s wits to the things that are; ` what good means—where a glance
Master more may than gaze, ` gaze out of countenance.
Those lovely lads once, wet-fresh ` windfalls of war`s storm,
How then should Gregory, a father, ` have gleanèd else from swarm-
ed Rome? But God to a nation ` dealt that day`s dear chance.
  To man, that needs would worship ` block or barren stone,
Our law says: Love what are ` love`s worthiest, were all known;
World`s loveliest—men`s selves. Self ` flashes off frame and face.
What do then? how meet beauty? ` Merely meet it; own,
Home at heart, heaven`s sweet gift; ` then leave, let that alone.
Yea, wish that though, wish all, ` God`s better beauty, grace.
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