"George Herbert, who was the Author of the Temple or Sacred Poems and Ejaculations. (A Book, in which by declaring his own spiritual Conflicts he hath Comforted and raised many a dejected and discomposed Soul, and charmed them into sweet and quiet thoughts: A Book, by the frequent reading whereof, and the assistance of that Spirit that seemed to inspire the Author, the Reader may attain habits of Peace and Piety, and all the gifts of the Holy Ghost and Heaven: and may by still reading, still keep those sacred fires burning upon the Altar of so pure an heart, as shall free it from the anxieties of this world, and keep it fixt upon things that are above)."
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Izaak Walton, 'The Life of Dr. John Donne', The Lives of Dr. John Donne, Sir Henry Wotten, Mr. Richard Hooker, Mr. George Herbert (1670), p. 57
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George Herbert
George Herbert (April 3, 1593 β March 1, 1633) was an English poet and orator.
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