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
grief nor pot quarrel thirst
Go not for every grief to the physician, nor for every quarrel to the lawyer, nor for every thirst to the pot
olives call-me
Call me not an olive, till thou see me gathered.
mice
The Catt sees not the mouse ever.
lists peppers may
He who has the pepper may season as he lists.
legs
Every one stretcheth his legges according to his coverlet. [Every one stretches his legs according to his coverlet.]
midst divided
Feares are divided in the midst.
fine-words fine ill
Fine words dresse ill deedes.
swimmer length
Good swimmers at length are drowned.
fists wedges
He is a foole that makes a wedge of his fist.
bridges february march
February makes a bridge and March breakes it. [February makes a bridge, and March breaks it.]
trust-in-god
He that sowes trusts in God.
spaniards
He that trusts much Obliges much, says the Spaniard.
bundles transport
Hee that hath charge of soules transports them not in bundles.
tongue strikes
Hee that strikes with his tongue, must ward with his head.