![]() Works in Biographical and Historical ContextĮducated in England The fifth of ten children, George Herbert was born on April 3, 1593, into a family of political prominence in Montgomery, Wales. His best-known work, The Temple: Sacred Poems and Private Ejaculations (1633), is admired as a profound exploration of humanity's relationship with God. Although considered a metaphysical poet, alongside John Donne and Andrew Marvell, Herbert avoided secular love lyrics in favor of sincere, holy worship. ![]() George Herbert was a seventeenth-century English poet best known for writing intensely devotional verse using simple, direct speech. ![]() The Temple: Sacred Poems and Private Ejaculations (1633) Overview ![]() A Priest to the Temple or, The Country Parson His Character, and Rule of Holy Life (1632) ![]()
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