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Intuition

by Patience Worth

Patience Worth

Intuition be the seed of faith
In him who doth not reason.
Reason be oft the arrow's point to faith.
Yea, but reason be like unto
A weathercock, it may point ye yea or nay.
Thereby is he surer
Who goeth upon intuition.




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