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
grace divine divine-grace
Divine grace was never slow.
dog fields fine
Dogs are fine in the field.
drought
Drought never brought dearth.
home bread dry
Dry bread at home is better then rost meate abroad.
feet safe bed
Dry feet, warme head, bring safe to bed.
wealth moderation
Either wealth is much increased, or moderation is much decayed.
sound vessel
Emptie vessels sound most.
empty foolish chamber
Empty Chambers make foolish maides.
two bread estates
Estate in two parishes is bread in two wallets.
morning evening
Evening words are not like to morning.
knows
Ever since we weare cloathes, we know not one another.
bread
Every day brings his bread with it.
sleeves
Every one hath a foole in his sleeve.
rich weary seeking
Every one is weary, the poore in seeking, the rich in keeping, the good in learning.