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Virtue Poem Explanation by George Herbert 1. Sweet spring, full of sweet days and roses     A box where sweets compacted lie;     My music shows Ye have your closes,     And all must die" Explanation-      These lines form the third stanza of the Poem, 'Virtue by Georgeis Herbert. He was a religious poet. In this stanza he presents the picture of spring season as specimen of natural beauty. In spring season days are calm, cool and bright. Flowers are also in abundance in the season. Both days and flowers are beautiful and they together make the season extremely lovely. But the poet says that his knowledge of the passage of Time shows that spring also has to change. Summer overakes it.beaut And so the spring must come to an end. In this poem the poet has already shown that a beautiful dayad inspite of its sweet aspect will fade out. A beautiful rose though brightgnt and dazzling, will wither away. And finally the spring will come totorm an end. Hence the conclusion-al