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
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.
rich weary seeking
Every one is weary, the poore in seeking, the rich in keeping, the good in learning.
sleeves
Every one hath a foole in his sleeve.
Every one fastens where there is gaine.
men firsts censure
Every man's censure is first moulded in his own nature.
men ill
Every ill man hath his ill day.
bread
Every day brings his bread with it.
sweet bees
Every bees hony is sweet.
knows
Ever since we weare cloathes, we know not one another.
morning evening
Evening words are not like to morning.
two bread estates
Estate in two parishes is bread in two wallets.
empty foolish chamber
Empty Chambers make foolish maides.