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
flower benefits please
Benefits please like flowers while they are fresh.
land sea settling
Being on sea saile, being on land settle. [Being on sea, sail; being on land, settle.]
bees longing idle
Bee not idle and you shall not bee longing.
bees bakers ifs
Bee not a Baker, if your head be of butter.
Beare with evill, and expect good.
Be what thou wouldst seeme to be.
games ends
At the games end we shall see who gaines.
foxes monk length
At Length the Fox turnes Monk.
men dinner
At dinner my man appeares.
court
At Court, every one for himselfe. [At court, everyone for himself.]
Astrologie is true, but the Astrologers cannot finde it.
valiant
Assaile who will, the valiant attends.
littles
Aske much to have a little.
pot
As the yeere is, your pot must seeth.