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George Herbert's Poetry, by popularity

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  • Lent
    Welcome, deare feast of Lent: who loves not thee,
    He loves not Temperance, or Authoritie,
    54 lines
  • The Temper (II)
    It cannot be.  Where is that mightie joy,
        Which just now took up all my heart?
    18 lines
  • L'Envoy
    King of glorie, King of peace,
    With the one make warre to cease;
    18 lines
  • The Bag
    Away despair; my gracious Lord doth heare,
        Though windes and waves assault my keel,
    47 lines
  • Dotage
    False glozing pleasures, casks of happinesse,
    Foolish night-fires, women's and children's wishes,
    19 lines
  • Employment
    If as a flowre doth spread and die,
        Thou wouldst extend me to some good,
    28 lines
  • Superliminare
    Thou, whom the former precepts have
    Sprinkled and taught, how to behave
    8 lines
  • The Banquet
    Welcome sweet and sacred cheer,
                            Welcome deare;
    61 lines
  • The Sinner
    Lord, how I am all ague, when I seek
    What I have treasured in my memorie!
    13 lines
  • To All Angels And Saints
    Oh glorious spirits, who after all your bands
    See the smooth face of God, without a frown
    34 lines
  • Ungratefulnesse
    Lord, with what bountie and rare clemencie
        Hast thou redeem'd us from the grave!
    33 lines
  • Vanitie (II)
    Poore silly soul, whose hope and head lies low;
    Whose flat delights on earth do creep and grow:
    18 lines
  • The Church Militant
    Almightie Lord, who from thy glorious throne
    Seest and rulest all things ev'n as one:
    276 lines
  • Giddinesse
    Oh, what a thing is man! how farre from power,
                    From setled peace and rest!
    33 lines
  • Grace
    My stock lies dead, and no increase
    Doth my dull husbandrie improve:
    28 lines
  • Holy Baptisme
    As he that sees a dark and shadie grove,
        Stayes not, but looks beyond it on the skie;
    16 lines
  • Humilitie
    I saw the Vertues sitting hand in hand
    In sev'rall ranks upon an azure throne,
    34 lines
  • Love Unknown
    Deare friend, sit down, the tale is long and sad:
    And in my faintings I presume your love
    69 lines
  • Sighs And Grones
                  O do not use me
    After my sinnes! look not on my desert,
    33 lines
  • Sion
    Lord, with what glorie wast thou serv'd of old,
    When Solomon's temple stood and flourished!
    26 lines
  • The Bunch Of Grapes
    Joy, I did lock thee up: but some bad man
                Hath let thee out again:
    30 lines
  • The Discharge
    Busie enquiring heart, what wouldst thou know?
                  Why dost thou prie,
    64 lines
  • The Familie
    What doth this noise of thoughts within my heart,
                        As if they h
    28 lines
  • The Holy Scriptures
    Oh Book! infinite sweetnesse! let my heart
        Suck ev'ry letter, and a hony gain,
    36 lines
  • The Invitation
    Come ye hither all, whose taste
                            Is your waste;
    40 lines
  • The Method
              Poore heart, lament,
    For since thy God refuseth still,
    38 lines
  • Unkindnesse
    Lord, make me coy and tender to offend:
    In friendship, first I think, if that agree,
    28 lines
  • The Foil
                  If we could see below
    The sphere of vertue, and each shining grace,
    8 lines
  • Content
    Peace, mutt'ring thoughts, and do not grudge to keep
        Within the walls of your own breast.
    43 lines
  • Decay
    Sweet were the dayes, when thou didst lodge with Lot,
    Struggle with Jacob, sit with Gideon,
    22 lines
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