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"I know the wayes of learning; both the head
And pipes that feed the presse, and make it runne;"
George Herbert (1593-1633), British poet. The Pearl (l. 1-2). . .
The Complete English Poems [George Herbert]. John Tobin, ed. (1991) Penguin Books. |
"Both th' old discoveries, and the new-found seas,
The stock and surplus, cause and historie:
All these stand open, or I have the keyes:
Yet I love thee."
George Herbert (1593-1633), British poet. The Pearl (l. 7-10). . .
The Complete English Poems [George Herbert]. John Tobin, ed. (1991) Penguin Books. |
"When God at first made man,
Having a glass of blessings standing by,
"Let us," said He, "pour on him all we can:
Let the world's riches, which dispersed lie,
Contract into a span.""
George Herbert (1593-1633), British poet. The Pulley (l. 1-5). . .
The Complete English Poems [George Herbert]. John Tobin, ed. (1991) Penguin Books. |
"When almost all was out, God made a stay,
Perceiving that alone of all His treasure
Rest in the bottom lay."
George Herbert (1593-1633), British poet. The Pulley (l. 8-10). . .
The Complete English Poems [George Herbert]. John Tobin, ed. (1991) Penguin Books. |
"When God at first made man,
Having a glass of blessings standing by;
Let us (said he) pour on him all we can:
Let the world's riches, which dispersèd lie,
Contract into a span."
George Herbert (1593-1633), British poet, clergyman. repr. In The Works of George Herbert, ed. Helen Gardner (1961). The Pulley, The Temple (1633). |
""Yet let him keep the rest,
But keep them with repining restlessness:
Let him be rich and weary, that at least,
If goodness lead him not, yet weariness
May toss him to My breast.""
George Herbert (1593-1633), British poet. The Pulley (l. 16-20). . .
The Complete English Poems [George Herbert]. John Tobin, ed. (1991) Penguin Books. |
"Yet when the houre of thy designe
To answer these fine things shall come,
Speak not at large, say, I am thine;
And then they have their answer home."
George Herbert (1593-1633), British poet. The Quip (l. 21-24). . .
The Complete English Poems [George Herbert]. John Tobin, ed. (1991) Penguin Books. |
"Whether I flie with angels, fall with dust,
Thy hands made both, and I am there:
Thy power and love, my love and trust
Make one place ev'rywhere."
George Herbert (1593-1633), British poet. The Temper (l. 25-28). . .
The Complete English Poems [George Herbert]. John Tobin, ed. (1991) Penguin Books. |
"At length I heard a ragged noise and mirth
Of thieves and murderers: there I him espied
Who straight, Your suit is granted,said, and died."
George Herbert (1593-1633), British poet. The Temple (l. 12-14). . .
The Complete English Poems [George Herbert]. John Tobin, ed. (1991) Penguin Books. |
"They told me there, that he was lately gone
About some land, which he had dearly bought
Long since on earth, to take possession."
George Herbert (1593-1633), British poet. The Temple (l. 6-8). . .
The Complete English Poems [George Herbert]. John Tobin, ed. (1991) Penguin Books. |
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