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
feet straws
He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.
feet safe bed
Dry feet, warme head, bring safe to bed.
feet giving philanthropy
To steale the Hog, and give the feet for almes. [To steal the hog, and give the feet to alms.]
feet sea land
Wisedome hath one foot on Land, and another on Sea.
dog nuts feet
To take the nuts from the fire with the dogges foot. [To take the nuts from the fire with the dog's foot.]
feet sheep four
To seek in a Sheep five feet when there is but four.
feet hackney franciscans
To go upon the Franciscans Hackney (i.e. on foot).
feet deception physicians
Deceive not thy physician, confessor, nor lawyer.
health feet long
A coole mouth, and warme feet, live long.
feet tongue slips
Better the feet slip then the tongue.
art feet heaven
When once thy foot enters the church, be bare. God is more there than thou: for thou art there Only by his permission. Then beware, That leads from earth to heaven.
feet light ready
Where your will is ready, your feet are light.
drew dust guilty love soul
Love bade me welcome; yet my soul drew back / Guilty of dust and sin.
dog vain bark
An old dog barks not in vain.