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
fire woods
Greene wood makes a hott fire.
fire wind kindles
A litle wind kindles; much puts out the fire.
fire results mishaps
That from small fires comes oft no small mishap.
fire
Let anger's fire be slow to burn.
fire may advantage
Calmness is great advantage; he that lets Another chafe, may warm him at his fire.
fire lows
You cannot make the fire so low but it will get out.
fire discretion
Working and making a fire doth discretion require.
fire water soldier
Water, fire, and souldiers, quickly make roome. [Water, fire, and soldiers quickly make room.]
fire water
Water a farre off quencheth not fire.
play fire house
To play at Chesse when the house is on fire.
children fire heard
The child saies nothing, but what it heard by the fire.
fire satin chimneys
Silkes and Satins put out the fire in the chimney.
fire quench
Silke doth quench the fire in the Kitchin.
fire water ships
Ships feare fire more then water. [Ships fear fire more than water.]