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
house
A house and a woman sute excellently.
house fats keepers
A fat house-keeper makes leane Executors. [A fat housekeeper makes lean executors.]
house prison
God keepe me from foure houses, an Vsurers, a Taverne, a Spittle, and a Prison.
house fine dressings
Fine dressing is a foule house swept before the doores.
house noise filth
Chuse not an house neere an lnne (viz. for noise) or in a corner (for filth).
house old-friends
An old friend is a new house.
house
After the house is finisht, leave it.
art house
My house, my house, though thou art small, Thou art to me the Escurial.
house owners shows
The house shows the owner.
house
When you enter into a house, leave the anger ever at the doore.
house
When my house burnes, it's not good playing at Chesse.
play fire house
To play at Chesse when the house is on fire.
house
Thou hast death in thy house, and dost bewaile anothers.
keys wife house
The wife is the key of the house.