George Herbert
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George Herbert was an English poet, orator, and priest of the Church of England. His poetry is associated with the writings of the metaphysical poets, and he is recognised as "one of the foremost Brit
Portrait by Robert White, 1674 (National Portrait Gallery)
The Herbert niche, Salisbury Cathedral
Herbert's The Temple
St Andrew's Church in Bemerton, Wiltshire, where Herbert served as rector and in which he was buried
Easter Wings
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Easter Wings is a poem by George Herbert which was published in his posthumous collection, The Temple. It was originally formatted sideways on facing pages and is in the tradition of shaped poems that
George Herbert
…1633 (aged 39) Bemerton, Wiltshire, England Education Trinity College, Cambridge Occupations Poet priest theologian orator Writing career Notable works Easter Wings The Altar The Collar Literary movement Metaphysical poetry George Herbert (3 April 1593 – 1 March 1633) was an English poet, orator, and priest of the…
"Easter Wings" in the 1633 edition of The Temple
A copy of the manuscript written for presentation to the Cambridge University press in 1633