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
eye his-eyes may
Who hath none to still him, may weepe out his eyes. [Who hath none to still him, may weep out his eyes.]
dog bread
Who hath no more bread then neede, must not keepe a dog.
heart
Who hath no head, needes no heart.
valleys
Who hath no hast in his businesse, mountaines to him seeme valleys.
sweet mouths bitter
Who hath bitter in his mouth, spits not all sweet.
dog men mates
Who hath a Wolfe for his mate, needes a Dog for his man.
Who hastens a glutton choakes him.
giving deny
Who gives to all, denies all.
hands
Who doth his owne businesse, foules not his hands.
fool advise discreet
While the discreet advise, the foole doth his busines. [While the discreet advise, the fool doth his busines.]
snow water pounds
Whether you boyle snow or pound it, you can have but water of it.
labour
Whether shall the Oxe goe, where he shall not labour?
Whether goest, griefe? where I am wont.
chimneys
Where you thinke there is bacon, there is no Chimney.