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
littles labour
A little labour, much health.
littles excuse given
A little given seasonably excuses a great gift.
littles
A little and good fills the trencher.
ifs
A kinsman, a friend, or whom you intreate, take not to serve you, if you will be served neately.
A journying woman speakes much of all, and all of her.
horse jade good-horse
A jade eates as much as a good horse.
house
A house and a woman sute excellently.
horse legs four
A horse stumbles that hath foure legges. [A horse stumbles that has four legs.]
habit holy
A holy habit clenseth not a foule soule.
made showers
A hatt is not made for one shower.
bed dowry
A great dowry is a bed full of brables. [A great dowry is a bed full of brambles.]
prayer purses masters
A good prayer is master of anothers purse.
pay masters assurance
A good pay-master starts not at assurances.
judging good-judges
A good Judge conceives quickly, judges slowly.