The Pulley — Page 91
An editor is greatly tempted to mend a word in these exquisite verses. George Herbert was maladroit in using the word ‘rest’ in two senses. ‘Peace’ is not quite so characteristic a word, but it ought to take the place of ‘rest’ in the last line of the second stanza; so then the first line of the last stanza would not have this rather distressing ambiguity. The poem is otherwise perfect beyond description.