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
favour
Favour will as surely perish as life.
bird shooting
Farre shooting never kild bird.
purses
Faire words makes mee looke to my purse.
tongue language grate
Faire language grates not the tongue.
Faire is not faire, but that which pleaseth.
evil support comfort
Evils have their comfort, good none can support.
faults
Everyone puts his fault on the Times.
masters servant masters-and-servants
Everyone is a master and servant.
fine
Every thing new is fine.
use
Every thing is of use to a houskeeper.
punishment sin
Every sin brings its punishment with it.
Every one thinkes his sacke heaviest.
legs
Every one stretcheth his legges according to his coverlet. [Every one stretches his legs according to his coverlet.]
witty purpose
Every one is witty for his owne purpose.