Herbert

Famous quotes containing the word herbert:

    Thy word is all, if we could spell.
    —George Herbert (1593–1633)

    Who says that fictions only and false hair
    Become a verse? Is there in truth no beauty?
    Is all good structure in a winding stair?
    May no lines pass, except they do their duty
    Not to a true, but painted chair?
    —George Herbert (1593–1633)