George Herbert
George Herbert
George Herbertwas a Welsh poet, orator and Anglican priest. Herbert's poetry is associated with the writings of the metaphysical poets, and he is recognized as "a pivotal figure: enormously popular, deeply and broadly influential, and arguably the most skilful and important British devotional lyricist."...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth3 April 1593
wrath giving weight
God gives his wrath by weight, and without weight his mercy.
fitting
God complaines not, but doth what is fitting.
bells
God comes to see without a bell.
men giving poor
Giving much to the poore, doth inrich a mans store. [Giving much to the poor doth increase a man's store.]
giving restoring
Giving is dead, restoring very sicke.
giving
Give loosers leave to talke.
Gifts enter every where without a wimble.
riches ancient gentility
Gentility is nothing but Ancient Riches.
horse race long
Gamsters and race-horses never last long.
wine men laughing
Gaming, women, and wine, while they laugh they make men pine.
men littles
From a chollerick man withdraw a little; from him that saies nothing, for ever. [From a choleric man withdraw a little; from him that says nothing, for ever.]
frenzy
Frenzy, Heresie, and Jealovsie, seldome cured.
cutting france thrice
France is a meddow that cuts thrice a yeere.
mother steps fortune
Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother.