To English poetry George Herbert made a notable contribution, — he devised the religious love-lyric. This forms his substantial claim to originality. To state, illustrate, and qualify that claim is ...

GEORGE HERBERT is conventionally ranked among the minor poets. The classification has no great value, and instead of serving a useful purpose may only hinder the recognition of poetic greatness. In ...

Here you have it — 18 lines of the most exquisite poetry from the devotional poet George Herbert. LEFT: Robert White’s 1674 portrait of George Herbert, from the UK’s National Portrait Gallery. RIGHT: ...