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
ill labourers
An ill labourer quarrells with his tooles.
ill honour
An ill deede cannot bring honour.
agreement judgement judgment
An ill agreement is better then a good judgement. [An ill agreement is better than a good judgment.]
age youth needy
An Idle youth, a needy Age.
idle
An idle head is a boxe for the winde.
goes-on
An examin'd enterprize goes on boldly.
men two good-man
Amongst good men two men suffice.
taken foxes lions
Amiens was taken by the Fox, and retaken by the Lion.
home shining sun
Although the sun shine, leave not thy cloake at home.
pot
Although it raine, throw not away thy watering pot.
Almes never make poore.
all-things
All things in their beeing are good for something.
all-things
All things have their place, knew wee how to place them.
england
All the Armes of England will not arme feare.