
Much of his early popularity-there were at least 11 editions of The Temple in the 17th century-no doubt owes something to the carefully crafted persona of "holy Mr. Herbert’s poetry, although often formally experimental, is always passionate, searching, and elegant. Auden, Elizabeth Bishop, Anthony Hecht, and, perhaps Robert Frost-although these later poets are more abstract in their devotion to Herbert than were his 17th-century followers. Herbert's poetry would influence fellow poets such as Henry Vaughan, Richard Crashaw, Thomas Traherne, and then in later centuries Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Emily Dickinson, Gerard Manley Hopkins, T. Highly recommended.Nestled in the age of Shakespeare and Milton is the literary stalwart George Herbert, poet and Church of England clergyman. Fields, Groucho Marx, Dorothy Parker, Fran Lebowitz and Mike Royko. It is organized by subject, with lots of interviews with living curmudgeons and biographies of dead ones, and a one-page list of World Class Curmudgeons, including W. View all news items Today's Featured Quotation BookĪ nice little quote book, more for reading than reference.We now have nearly 30 thousand quotations! We're adding new quotes every day and working on the organization of the site. King and how you can help continue his fight for equality. quotations or visit The King Center to find out more about Dr. New features, and new quotations, are coming soon! Monday, January 18, 2016 You may also notice some of the options have changed as we've eliminated some of the old and broken sections. We've just moved this site to a new server. Check out our complete list of authors and find your favorite! Sunday, September 10, 2017 We have quotations from over 3400 authors. Latest Updates and News Tuesday, May 22, 2018
