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
sheep safety
The death of wolves is the safety of the sheep.
kings sunday blessing
The Sundaies of man's life, Thredded together on time's string, Make bracelets to adorn the wife Of the eternal, glorious King. On Sunday heaven's gates stand ope; Blessings are plentiful and rife. More plentiful than hope.
fire results mishaps
That from small fires comes oft no small mishap.
delight sacrifice sermon turn verse
A verse may find him who a sermon flies, And turn delight into a sacrifice
good hundred mother worth
One good mother is worth a hundred schoolmasters.
punishment
The Wolfe must dye in his owne skinne.
letting-go prosperity
Prosperity lets goe the bridle.
ocean sea land
Praise the Sea, but keepe on land.
dust flesh mortality
That flesh is but the glasse, which holds the dust That measures all our time; which also shall Be crumbled into dust.
lying world
Halfe the world knowes not how the other halfe lies.
lying thee
Shew me a lyer, and I'le shew thee a theefe.
witty laughter ignorance
Laugh not too much; the witty man laughs least: For wit is news only to ignorance. Lesse at thine own things laugh; lest in the jest Thy person share, and the conceit advance.
killing galen supper
By suppers more have been killed than Galen ever cured
pain wine body
Shall I, to please another wine-sprung minde, Lose all mine own? God hath giv'n me a measure Short of His can and body; must I find A pain in that, wherein he finds a pleasure?