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
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.
talking tolls
Talking payes no toll.
sweet wine sweet-wine
Take heede of the viniger of sweet wine.
horse sides behinds
Take heede of an oxe before, of an horse behind, of a monke on all sides.
enemy holes heed
Take heed of winde that comes in at a hole, and a reconciled Enemy.
men wrath people
Take heed of the wrath of a mighty man, and the tumult of the people.
mad folks heed
Take heed of mad folks in a narrow place.
dirty long foul
Take heed of foul dirty wayes, and long sicknesse.
people credit heed
Take heed of credit decaid, and people that have nothing.