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
servant
Chuse none for thy servant who have served thy betters.
cities
Cities seldome change Religion only.
taken
Citties are taken by the eares.
atheist war france
Civill Wars of France made a million of Atheists, and 30000 Witches.
conversation
Conversation makes one what he is.
bags break
Covetousnesse breaks the bag.
crafts
Craft against craft makes no living.
pain cruelty ifs
Cruelty is more cruell, if we defer the pain.
long sides lasts
Curtesie on one side only lasts not long.
danger remedy
Danger it selfe the best remedy for danger.
eye ears discreet
Discreet women have neither eyes nor eares. [Discreet women have neither eyes nor ears.]
eye bees elbows
Diseases of the eye are to bee cured with the elbow.
cherries draws disgrace
Disgraces are like cherries, one drawes another. [Disgraces are like cherries, one draws another.]
ashes divine
Divine ashes are better then earthly meale.