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
foxes grapes ripe
The Fox, when hee cannot reach the grapes, saies they are not ripe.
foxes
The Fox knowes much, but more he that catcheth him.
grants
The foole askes much, but hee is more foole that grants it.
children father firsts
The first service a child doth his father is to make him foolish.
firsts dishes
The first dish pleaseth all.
blow two firsts
The first blow is as much as two.
firsts frost lasts
The first and last frosts are the worst.
white snow filth
The filth under the white snow, the sunne discovers.
The faulty stands on his guard.
horse faults saddles
The fault of the horse is put on the saddle.
faults
The fault is as great as hee that is faulty.
men
The fatt man knoweth not, what the leane thinketh.
eye
The eye will have his part.
eye bigger belly
The eye is bigger then the belly. [The eye is bigger than the belly.]