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
dog
Beate the dog before the Lyon.
hands giving clown
Give a clown your finger, and he will take your hand.
bells fool
To the counsel of fools a wooden bell.
debauchery
Without businesse debauchery.
fire crooked
A crooked log makes a strait fire.
sleepy masters servant
A sleepy master makes his servant a Lowt.
wind soul affliction
Corn is cleaned with wind, and the Soul with chastening
repairing
A shippe and a woman are ever repairing.
feet tongue slips
Better the feet slip then the tongue.
love heart easy
A gentle heart is tied with an easy thread.
prayer night keys
Prayer should be the key of the day and the lock of the night.
thanksgiving thankful gratitude
Thou who hast given so much to me, give me one more thing... a grateful heart!
olives call-me
Call me not an olive, till thou see me gathered.
castles stones
Castles are Forrests of stones.