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Or purse , Lord, for thy wealth;  \nWhether in mine or mint refined for thee? I’m counted so , but count me o ’er thyself,  \nLest gold-washed face, and brass in heart I be .  \nI fear my touchstone touches when I try  \nMe , and my counted gold too overly.  \nAm I new-minted by thy stamp indeed?  \nMine eyes are dim; I cannot clearly see . Be thou my spectacles that I may read  \nThine image and inscription stamped on me .  \nIf thy bright image do upon me stand,  \nI am a golden angel in thy hand.  \nLord, make my soul thy plate: thine image bright Within the circle of the same enfoil.  \nAnd on its brim s in golden letters write Thy superscription in an holy style .  \nThen I shall be thy money , thou my hoard: Let me thy angel be , be thou my Lord.","cbCaiaDu43j4KkCi","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiaDu43j4KkCi","pdf",28349,"English","# Canticles imagery\n## Refinement, touchstone, and unworthiness\n## God as spectacles and holy inscription\n## The speaker as “golden angel”","[{\"question\":\"What is the poem’s central metaphor about the speaker?\",\"answer\":\"The speaker compares the self to gold, a purse, and minted currency offered to the Lord, emphasizing dependence on God for refinement and true value.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the poem use biblical language or reference?\",\"answer\":\"It invokes Canticles II:1 and echoes themes of spiritual beauty and divine inscription, asking God to imprint the speaker’s soul with a holy image.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the speaker ask God to do?\",\"answer\":\"The speaker requests God provide “spectacles” to help the speaker read God’s image, stamp that image within the soul, and make the speaker into a golden angel in God’s hand.\"}]","AM I THY GOLD? - Canticles II: 1 - A devotional poem by Edward Taylor | PDF",1792387392]