George Herbert - The Temple (1633)

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Nothing wears clothes, but Man; nothing doth need But he to wear them.

George Herbert
By all means use sometimes to be alone.
Salute thyself; see what thy soul doth wear.

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Drink not the third glass, which thou canst not tame,
When once it is within thee.

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The book of books, the storehouse and magazine of life and comfort, the holy Scriptures.

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Many affecting wit beyond their power,
Have got to be a dear fool for an hour.

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Most things move th' under-jaw, the crocodile not. Most things sleep lying, th' elephant leans or stands.

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The worst speak something good; if all want sense,
God takes a text, and preacheth Pa-ti-ence.

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Sundays observe; think when the bells do chime,
'T is angels' music.

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And now in age I bud again,
After so many deaths I live and write;
I once more smell the dew and rain,
And relish versing: O my only light,
It cannot be That I am he
On whom thy tempests fell all night.

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By no means run in debt: take thine own measure.
Who cannot live on twenty pound a year,
Cannot on forty.

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Be calm in arguing: for fierceness makes
Error a fault, and truth discourtesy.

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Enrich my heart, mouth, hands in me, With faith, with hope, with charity, That I may run, rise, rest with Thee.

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A verse may finde him, who a sermon flies
And turns delight into a sacrifice

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Teach me, my God and King,
In all things thee to see
And what I do in any thing,
To do it as for thee..

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Wit's an unruly engine, wildly striking
Sometimes a friend, sometimes the engineer.

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Man is God's image; but a poor man is
Christ's stamp to boot: both images regard.

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The fineness which a hymn or psalm affords
If when the soul unto the lines accords.

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Take all that is given whether wealth, love or language, nothing comes by mistake and with good digestion all can be turned to health.

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Man stole the fruit, but I must climb the tree.

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We live in an age that hath more need of good example than precepts.

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Throw away thy rod, throw away thy wrath; O my God, take the gentle path.

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