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
fire bed dangerous
It's a dangerous fire begins in the bed-straw.
mice
It's a bold mouse that nestles in the catts eare.
eggs hard
It is very hard to shave an egge. [It is very hard to shave an egg.]
It is good to hold the asse by the bridle.
blood victory great-victory
It is a great victory that comes without blood.
cost doe ill
It costs more to doe ill then to doe well. [It costs more to do ill than to do well.]
mouths
Into a mouth shut flies flie not.
stars parent example
Infants manners are moulded more by the example of Parents, then by stars at their nativities.
war men hunting
In war, hunting, and love, men for one pleasure a thousand griefes prove.
In time comes he whom God sends.
swim world bottom
In the world who knowes not to swimme, goes to the bottome. [In the world, who knows not to swim goes to the bottom.]
dog mouths bones
In the mouth of a bad dog fals often a good bone.
kings men kingdoms
In the kingdome of blind men the one ey'd is king. [In the kingdom of blind men the one eyed is king.]
cheater wallets
In the kingdome of a cheater the wallet is carried before.