George Herbert, poet
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George Herbert

  • 28 Poems & Stories
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About George Herbert

1593 - 1633/WelshGeorge Herbert was a Welsh poet, orator and priest. Throughout his life he wrote religious poems characterized by a precision of language, a metrical versatility, and an ingenious use of imagery or conceits that was favoured by the metaphysical school of

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When God at first made man,Having a glass of blessings standing by,
— George Herbert
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The Kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man,seeking goodly pearls; who, when he had found one,
— George Herbert
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Poetry & Stories

  1. Discipline

    Throw away thy rod,Throw away thy wrath:

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  2. Virtue

    Sweet day, so cool, so calm, so bright!The bridal of the earth and sky—

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  3. Peace

    Sweet Peace, where dost thou dwell? I humbly crave,Let me once know.

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  4. The Pulley

    When God at first made man,Having a glass of blessings standing by,

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  5. Prayer

    Prayer the Churches banquet, Angels age,Gods breath in man returning to his birth,

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