It's really funny to me that you read this sonnet, and then you happen to mention ... a C.S. Lewis essay that is thematically related, but not the C.S. Lewis essay (from the collection "The World's Last Night") that he named after this sonnet's line "Lilies that Fester."
Wonderful selection all week, Sean! Now, when are we doing Holy Sonnet week???
It's really funny to me that you read this sonnet, and then you happen to mention ... a C.S. Lewis essay that is thematically related, but not the C.S. Lewis essay (from the collection "The World's Last Night") that he named after this sonnet's line "Lilies that Fester."
A .txt file is visible here: https://archive.org/stream/worldslastnighta012859mbp/worldslastnighta012859mbp_djvu.txt
And here's an audiobook of it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiQkrnFcvxo