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
Count not fowre except you have them in a wallett.
conversation
Conversation makes one what he is.
war thee
Cloath thee in war, arme thee in peace.
atheist war france
Civill Wars of France made a million of Atheists, and 30000 Witches.
taken
Citties are taken by the eares.
cities
Cities seldome change Religion only.
house noise filth
Chuse not an house neere an lnne (viz. for noise) or in a corner (for filth).
servant
Chuse none for thy servant who have served thy betters.
horse wife made
Chuse a horse made, and a wife to make.
castles stones
Castles are Forrests of stones.
olives call-me
Call me not an olive, till thou see me gathered.
past thread draws
By the needle you shall draw the thread, and by that which is past, see how that which is to come will be drawne on.
doing-nothing ill
By doing nothing we learne to do ill.
home sells fairs
Buy at a faire, but sell at home. [Buy at a fair, but sell at home.]