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
no-friends bits
The bit that one eates, no friend makes.
bird nests love-bird
The bird loves her nest.
men ill remedy
The best remedy against an ill man is much ground betweene both. [The best remedy against an ill man is much ground between both.]
sports doe
The best of the sport is to doe the deede, and say nothing.
want beast
The beast that goes alwaies never wants blowes.
gold
The ballance distinguisheth not betweene gold and lead.
house
The back-doore robs the house.
apothecary
The Apothecaries morter spoiles the Luters musick.
absent stills
The absent partie is still faultie.
house
That's the best gowne that goes up and downe the house.
spun
That which will not be spun, let it not come betweene the spindle and the distaffe.
two effects
That which two will, takes effect.
littles
That which sufficeth is not little.
language
That is not good language which all understand not.