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The Complete English Poems (Penguin Classics)
from Penguin Classics
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Herbert is ordinarily classified along with Donne, as a Metaphysical poet i.e. one who use extreme metaphor and makes connections between completely diverse matters to forward a rough and energetic argument in verse. Herbert is , as I sense it, gentler than Donne. He is a more quiet devotional poet,... more info

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Herbert: The Complete English Works (Everyman's Library)
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Beautiful book with an understated book jacket that seems perfectly suited to the intelligent, elegant, devotional poetry of George Herbert. No question about it, Herbert was a poet to be reckoned with. His verse is extremely stylized and contains complex structures and brilliant rhyming and meter.... more info

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Metaphysical Poetry: An Anthology (Dover Thrift Editions)
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Dover editions provide the basic poetic texts without serious and extended commentary. In a sense there is an advantage in this as it encourages the reader to engage the text, and seek understanding through reading and rereading. But there is also a great disadvantage especially when it comes to... more info

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The Temple: The Poetry of George Herbert (Christian Classic)
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George Herbert and the Seventeenth-Century Religious Poets (Norton Critical Editions)
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Priest to the Temple, Or, the Country Parson
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The Works of George Herbert
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Herbert: Poems (Everyman's Library Pocket Poets)
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Classic Hundred All-Time Favorite Poems
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"A safe sweet and secure present for Valentine's day or any special occasion. If you cannot read poetry aloud with conviction then share this audio version with your beloved."

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George Herbert the Temple: A Diplomatic Edition of the Bodleian Manuscript (Medieval and Renaissance Texts and Studies)
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I totally agree with tifepiphany! The work is a gift to all who love 17th Century poetry / George Herbert / and poetry of the highest level. The Critical Introduction alone makes this a necessary book - the re-creation of the text and a generous selection of facsimile prints on corresponding pages... more info

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