The Poetical Works of George Herbert

THE POETICAL WORKS OF GEORGE HERBERT Rev A. B. Grosart LLD Published London George Bell and Sons 1892 (FORE-EDGE PAINTING.) Herbert, George. The Poetical Works. Frontispiece. 8vo, contemporary full red morocco gilt-stamped Sherborn School prize binding by Bickers & Son, spine lettered in gilt in compartments, all edges gilt, spine tips and raised bands rubbed, abraded school prize bookplate to front pastedown. Revised edition. Fore-edge painting with view of Ludlow Castle, Shropshire. London, 1892. The architecture of Ludlow reflects its long history, retaining a blend of several styles of building. The castle is approximately 500 by 435 feet (152 by 133 m) in size, covering almost 5 acres (2.0 ha). The outer bailey includes the Castle House building, now used by the Powis Estate as offices and accommodation, while the inner bailey, separated by a trench cut out of the stone, houses the Great Tower, Solar block, Great Hall and Great Chamber block, along with later 16th century additions, as well as a rare, circular chapel, modelled on the shrine in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. English Heritage notes that the ruins represent "a remarkably complete multi-phase complex" and considers Ludlow to be "one of England's finest castle sites". George Herbert (3 April 1593 1 March 1633) was a Welsh-born poet, orator, and priest of the Church of England. His poetry is associated with the writings of the metaphysical poets, and he is recognised as "one of the foremost British devotional lyricists." He was born into an artistic and wealthy family and largely raised in England. He received a good education that led to his admission to Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1609. He went there with the intention of becoming a priest, but he became the University's Public Orator and attracted the attention of King James I. He served in the Parliament of England in 1624 and briefly in 1625.