[I] In Traherne's "Centuries of Meditations" this poem is preceded by the following note: "Upon those pure and virgin apprehensions which I had in my infancy I made this Poem." [J] These five lines have an alternative reading: The Sun itself doth in its glory shine, And gold and silver out of very mire, And pearls and rubies out of earth refine; While herbs and flowers aspire To touch and make our feet divine. [K] It is doubtful whether this poem is by Traherne. [L] (?) Sparkle. [M] Several passages in other poems are thus marked. Usually where these marks appear--but not invariably so--there is a slight falling off in the author's inspiration. As these passages, however, could not be omitted without leaving palpable _lacunæ_ in the poems, I have taken no notice of them (save in one instance where I have suppressed a stanza which is clearly superfluous), preferring to leave the critical reader to discover such inequalities for himself. Transcriber's Note: 1. Caret letters are shown as ^x. 2. Italics are shown as _xxx_. 3. All original spelling has been retained. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of The Poetical Works of Thomas Traherne, by Thomas Traherne