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
giving knaves ifs
If yee would know a knave, give him a staffe.
hands doe ifs
If thou thy selfe canst doe it, attend no others helpe or hand.
wise done would-be
If things were to be done twice, all would be wise.
wise fool go-hard
If the wise erred not, it would goe hard with fooles. [If the wise erred not, it would go hard with fools.]
shadow crooked ifs
If the staffe be crooked, the shadow cannot be straight.
dog giving bark
If the old dog barke he gives counsell. [If the old dog barks, he gives counsel.]
daughter mother ovens
If the mother had not beene in the oven, shee had never sought her daughter there.
husband home ifs
If the husband be not at home, there is nobodie.
plant thistles ifs
If the braine sowes not corne, it plants thistles.
men long littles
If great men would have care of little ones, both would last long.
gold ifs
If gold knew what gold is, gold would get gold I wis.
should ifs loses
If fooles should not foole it, they shall lose their season.
grief house folly
If folly were griefe every house would weepe. [If folly were grief, every house would weep.]
white caps should
If all fooles wore white Caps, wee should seeme a flock of geese.