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
war men hunting
In war, hunting, and love, men for one pleasure a thousand griefes prove.
In time comes he whom God sends.
swim world bottom
In the world who knowes not to swimme, goes to the bottome. [In the world, who knows not to swim goes to the bottom.]
dog mouths bones
In the mouth of a bad dog fals often a good bone.
kings men kingdoms
In the kingdome of blind men the one ey'd is king. [In the kingdom of blind men the one eyed is king.]
cheater wallets
In the kingdome of a cheater the wallet is carried before.
punishment stills
Though punishment be slow, still it comes.
house fiddle fiddlers
In the house of a Fidler, all fiddle. [In the house of the fiddler all fiddle.]
sports men journey
In sports and journeys men are knowne. [In sports and journeys men are known.]
pedigree
In great pedigrees there are Governours and Chandlers.
hay ill straws
In good yeares corne is hay, in ill yeares straw is corne.
country bites
In every country dogges bite.
country morning sun
In every countrey the sun rises in the morning. [In every country the sun rises in the morning.]
art masters
In every Art it is good to have a master. [In every art it is good to have a master.]