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
wicked wicked-things
It's a wicked thing to make a dearth ones garner.
horse proud
It's a proud horse that will not carry his owne provender.
stakes
It's a poore stake that cannot stand one yeare in the ground.
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.
wings
It is better to have wings then hornes.
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.