Author: George Herbert

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Sofia, Poetry

Avarice and Prayer (1)

Two poems by George Herbert: ‘Avarice’, on the corrupting power of money, and ‘Prayer (1)’, a string of images for what prayer is.

Sofia, Poetry

The Flower

George Herbert’s poem celebrates the return of spiritual vitality after grief, comparing it to flowers reviving in spring, and attributes the renewal to God’s power over life and death.

Sofia, Poetry

Prayer

George Herbert’s sonnet ‘Prayer’ strings together metaphors for what prayer is, from the church’s banquet and God’s breath in man to ‘something understood’.

Sofia, Poetry

Prayer

George Herbert’s poem ‘Prayer’, a sonnet of images defining prayer as the Church’s banquet, the soul in paraphrase and finally ‘something understood’.