Man - George Herbert
George Herbert was Welsh, and was Public Orator from 1620 to 1628. He left that post and took holy orders in the Church of England in 1630 and spent the rest of his life as rector in Bemerton near Salisbury. He was a fairly prolific writer and poet, and is still read today.
This is just one stanza from his rather long work, Man.
Man is all symmetrie,
Full of proportions, one limbe to another,
And all to all the world besides :
Each part may call the farthest, brother :
And head with foot hath private amitie,
And both with moons and tides.
The entire poem is here: view link
And the body of his work is here: view link
This is just one stanza from his rather long work, Man.
Man is all symmetrie,
Full of proportions, one limbe to another,
And all to all the world besides :
Each part may call the farthest, brother :
And head with foot hath private amitie,
And both with moons and tides.
The entire poem is here: view link
And the body of his work is here: view link
