Author: George Herbert

Cites

• Bible (1)
  • IN: The temple. Sacred poems, and private ejaculations. By Mr. George Herbert, Late Orator of the University of Cambridge. Together with his life. The twelfth edition corrected, with the addition of an alphabetical table. (1703) NULL, British
    EPIGRAPH: In his Temple doth every Man speak of his Honour.
    FROM: Psalms 29, (-165), Bible, NULL

Cited by

• Graham Greene (1)
  • IN: Our Man in Havana (1958) Novel, British
    EPIGRAPH: And the sad man is cock of all his jests
    FROM: The Church-Porch, (1633), Poem, UK
• Toby Forward (1)
  • IN: Double Born (2012) Fiction, Young Adult Fiction, British
    EPIGRAPH: A man that looks on glasse, On it may stay his eye; Or if he pleaseth, through it passe, And then the heav'n espie.
    FROM: The Elixir, (1633), Poem, UK
• John Milliken Thompson (1)
  • IN: Love and Lament (2013) Fiction, American
    EPIGRAPH: Ah my dear angry Lord, Since thou dost love, yet strike; Cast down, yet help afford; Sure I will do the like. I will complain, yet praise; I will bewait, approve: And all my sour-sweet days I will lament, and love.
    FROM: Bittersweet, (1633), Poem, UK
• Jan Guillou (2)
  • IN: The Templar Knight (1999) Fiction, American
    EPIGRAPH: The road to hell is paved with good intentions
    FROM: Prudentum, Jacula, (1652), Book, UK
  • IN: The Road to Jerusalem (1998) Fiction, American
    EPIGRAPH: The road to hell is paved with good intentions
    FROM: Prudentum, Jacula, (1652), Book, UK
• Marietta Hayes (1)
  • IN: In Love (1953) Fiction, NULL
    EPIGRAPH: Love bade me welcome, yet my soul drew back, Guilty of dust and sin. But quick-eyed Love, observing me grow slack From my first entrance in, Drew nearer to me, sweetly questioning If I lacked anything.
    FROM: Love III, (1633), Poem, UK
• Andrew Symson (1)
  • IN: Tripatriarchicon; or, the lives of the three patriarchs Abraham, Isaac & Jacob. Extracted forth of the sacred story, and digested into English verse, by Andrew Symson M. A. and then Minister of Kirkinner. (1705) Non-Fiction, British
    EPIGRAPH: Hearken unto a Verser, who may chance Rhyme thee to Good, and make a Bait of pleasure: A Verse may find him, who a Sermon flys, And turn delight into a Sacrifice.
    FROM: The Church Porch, (1633), Poem, UK