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
bells
God comes to see without a bell.
men giving poor
Giving much to the poore, doth inrich a mans store. [Giving much to the poor doth increase a man's store.]
giving restoring
Giving is dead, restoring very sicke.
giving
Give loosers leave to talke.
Gifts enter every where without a wimble.
riches ancient gentility
Gentility is nothing but Ancient Riches.
horse race long
Gamsters and race-horses never last long.
wine men laughing
Gaming, women, and wine, while they laugh they make men pine.
men littles
From a chollerick man withdraw a little; from him that saies nothing, for ever. [From a choleric man withdraw a little; from him that says nothing, for ever.]
frenzy
Frenzy, Heresie, and Jealovsie, seldome cured.
cutting france thrice
France is a meddow that cuts thrice a yeere.
mother steps fortune
Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother.
bird sowing
Forbeare not sowing because of birds.
hands land washing
For washing his hands, none sels his lands.