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
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.
profit fingers rings
Honour without profit is a ring on the finger.
lying profit honour
Honour and profit lie not in one sacke. [Honour and profit lie not in one sack.]
may easier
Heresie may be easier kept out, then shooke off.
school pride
Heresie is the school of pride.
thee gods-will
Helpe thy selfe, and God will helpe thee.
men old-man supper
Hee wrongs not an old man that steales his supper from him.
whole
Hee will spend a whole yeares rent at one meales meate.
hands long may
Hee that's fed at anothers hand may stay long ere he be full.