Henry Vaughan   [From the 1655 Edition.] VAIN wits and eyes Leave, and be wise : Abuse not, shun not holy fire, But with true tears wash off your mire. Tears and these flames will soon grow kind, And mix an eye-salve for the blind. Tears cleanse and supple without fail, And fire will purge your callous veil, Then comes the light ! which when you spy, And see your nakedness thereby, Praise Him, Who dealt His gifts so free In tears to you, in fire to me. Source: Vaughan, Henry. The Poems of Henry Vaughan, Silurist. vol I. E. K. Chambers, Ed. London, Lawrence & Bullen Ltd., 1896. 45. to Works of Henry Vaughan Site copyright ©1996-2000 Anniina Jokinen. All Rights Reserved. Created by Anniina Jokinen on July 28, 1997. Last updated on October 12, 2000. Background by the kind permission of Gini Schmitz.