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
feet sheep four
To seek in a Sheep five feet when there is but four.
stores reviews
To review ones store is to mow twice.
play fire house
To play at Chesse when the house is on fire.
blood
To live peaceably with all breedes good blood.
To him that will, waies are not wanting.
kings stools
To go where the King goes afoot (i.e. to the stool).
feet hackney franciscans
To go upon the Franciscans Hackney (i.e. on foot).
gains
To gaine teacheth how to spend. [To gain teacheth how to spend.]
littles fine ill
To fine folkes a little ill finely wrapt.
deceiving
To deceive ones selfe is very easie.
bounty
To buy deare is not bounty.
bees beloved
To bee beloved is above all bargaines.
contempt
To be too busie gets contempt.
horse eating greedy
To a greedy eating horse a short halter.