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
husband home ifs
If the husband be not at home, there is nobodie.
plant thistles ifs
If the braine sowes not corne, it plants thistles.
men long littles
If great men would have care of little ones, both would last long.
gold ifs
If gold knew what gold is, gold would get gold I wis.
should ifs loses
If fooles should not foole it, they shall lose their season.
grief house folly
If folly were griefe every house would weepe. [If folly were grief, every house would weep.]
white caps should
If all fooles wore white Caps, wee should seeme a flock of geese.
men good-man thrive
If a good man thrive, all thrive with him.
born
I wept when I was borne, and every day shewes why. [I wept when I was born and every day explains why.]
taken fishes
I was taken by a morsell, saies the fish. [I was taken by a morsel, says the fish.]
heirs holes mice
I gave the mouse a hole, and she is become my heire. [I gave the mouse a hole, and she is become my heir.]
lightning thunder
I escaped the Thunder, and fell into the Lightning.
dinner hunger pastime
Hunger makes dinners, pastime suppers.
humble heart humble-heart
Humble Hearts have humble desires.