🔵 Upon the Horse and His Rider Poem John Bunyan Summary Analysis Reading Upon the Horse and His Ride

Upon the Horse and His Rider Poem by John Bunyan - Summary Analysis Reading - Upon the Horse and His Rider by John Bunyan
1628 -1688
There's one rides very sagely on the road,
Showing that he affects the gravest mode.
Another rides tantivy, or full trot,
To show much gravity he matters not.
Lo, here comes one amain, he rides full speed,
Hedge, ditch, nor miry bog, he doth not heed.
One claws it up-hill without stop or check,
Another down as if he'd break his neck.
Now every horse has his especial guider;
Then by his going you may know the rider.
Now let us turn our horse into a man,
His rider to a spirit, if we can.
Then let us, by the methods of the guider,
Tell every horse how he should know his rider.
Some go, as men, direct in a right way,
Nor are they suffered to go astray;
As with a bridle they are governed,
And kept from paths which lead unto the dead.
Now this good man has his especial guider,
Then by his going let him know his rider.
Some go as if they did not greatly care,
Whether of heaven or hell they should be heir.
The rein, it seems, is laid upon their neck,
They seem to go their way without a check.
Now this man too has his especial guider,
And by his going he may know his rider.
Some again run as if resolved to die,
Body and soul, to all eternity.
Good counsel they by no means can abide;
They'll have their course whatever them betide.
Now these poor men have their especial guider,
Were they not fools they soon might know their rider.
There's one makes head against all godliness,
Those too, that do profess it, he'll distress;
He'll taunt and flout if goodness doth appear,
And at its countenancers mock and jeer.
Now this man, too, has his especial guider,
And by his going he might know his rider.
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[@manisco5098]

A really stunning one. Thank you Sir a plenty.

[@johnaustin6067]

Excellent

[@johnaustin6067]

.... ... and the horse you rode in on. (not at all aimed at you but rather bless you and yours sir)

[@manjirabanerjee7169]

The auther of 'The Pilgrim's Progress' .

[@Khatoon170]

I gathered main theme of poem and poet biography briefly here it’s on horse and his rider explores themes of human nature and animal relationships and mood and tone are consistently contemplated throughout poet depict way that horses and humans interact what their interactions can teach us about what control them . John Bunyan ( 1628- 1688) was English poet writer Puritan preacher best remembered as author of Christian allegory pilgrimage progress which also became influential literary model in addition to pilgrimage progress Bunyan wrote early sixty titles many of them expanded sermons