Edward Taylor Quotes

United States, Poet
1642 – June, 29, 1729.

Edward Taylor was of English origin and a colonial American poet, pastor and physician. His work remained unpublished for some 200 years but since then has established him as one of the foremost writers of his time. His poetry has been characterized as "American Baroque" as well as Metaphysical.

We have never stopped talking about adequate public facilities but there has never been anything concrete done.

Edward Taylor
Make me, o lord, thy spinning wheel complete, thy holy word thy distaff make for me.

Edward Taylor

There's an unexpectedly high share of workers still in agriculture, .. That's like a fault line.

Edward Taylor
Come, eate thy fill of this thy God's white loaf. It's food too fine for Angels, yet come, take and eate thy fill. It's Heaven's Sugar Cake.

Edward Taylor
- Gods
- Angels
- Cake
It's food too fine for angels, yet come, take and eat thy fill!

Edward Taylor
- Food
- Eat
- Angels