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George Herbert (3 April 1593 – 1 March 1633 / Montgomery, Wales)
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George Herbert was a Welsh born English poet, orator and Anglican priest.
Being born into an artistic and wealthy family, he received a good education that led to his holding prominent positions at Cambridge University and Parliament. As a student at Trinity College, Cambridge, Herbert excelled in languages and music. He went to college with the intention of becoming a priest, but his scholarship attracted the attention of King James I/VI. Herbert served in Parliament for two years. After the death of King James and at the urging of a friend, Herbert's interest in ordained ministry was renewed.
In 1630, in his late thirties he gave up his secular ambitions and took ... more »
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''A servant with this clause
George Herbert (1593-1633), British poet, clergyman. repr. In The Works of George Herbert, ed. Helen Gardner (1961). The Elixir, st. 5, The Temple (16...
Makes drudgery divine:
Who sweeps a room as for Thy laws
Makes that and th' action fine.''
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''A man that looks on glass,
George Herbert (1593-1633), British poet, clergyman. repr. In The Works of George Herbert, ed. Helen Gardner (1961). The Elixir, The Temple (1633).
On it may stay his eye;
Or if he pleaseth, through it pass,
And then the heaven espy.''
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''These are thy wonders, Lord of love,
George Herbert (1593-1633), British poet. The Flower (l. 43-46). . . The Complete English Poems [George Herbert]. John Tobin, ed. (1991) Penguin B...
To make us see we are but flowers that glide.
Which when we once can finde and prove,
Thou hast a garden for us where to bide.''
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''These are thy wonders, Lord of power,
George Herbert (1593-1633), British poet. The Flower (l. 15-18). . . The Complete English Poems [George Herbert]. John Tobin, ed. (1991) Penguin B...
Killing and quickning, bringing down to hell
And up to heaven in an houre;
Making a chiming of a passing-bell.''
attila hun tamogin khan
gengis tamogin kubla khan
kubla hun bonziiiiii tamgin kubla fawn attila hun
tamogin bonziii mother child father tribe
than came the word bonziii
ninjia tamogin bonziiiii attila kub-a-la tamogin hun
tamogin attila hun
Mattins was a nice poem