George Herbert &

The Temple

Table of Contents

• The Temple 1633

  [Direct Access to the Most Anthologized poems in The Temple used for British Literature Survey courses: The Temple Core.]

  • The Printers to the Reader. Preface from the 1633 edition.
  • "The Church-porch:" Introductory stanzas about activities in this world.  Stanzas with interpretation. "Church-porch" without Frames .
  • The Temple from the 1633 edition [original spelling and format]. Poems from "The Church" with title, subject and image index. (1633 without Frames.)
    • Order of Poems on a Sortable Table. Read the Poems in 1633 edition order, or Bodleian or Williams MS order.
    • Temple Archives: Scan of 1633 edition of The Temple pages.
  • "The Church Militant". Including "L’Envoy." A litany on the development of the Church.

• A Priest to the Temple, or The Countrey Parson His Character, and Rule of Holy Life. Advice on all aspects of life in the community of faith. The author used this advice as his professional religious guide. [Without Frames]

• Liturgical
  • The Elizabethan Book of Common Prayer 1559 illustrated and amplified with poems from The Temple (1633):
    • Holy Communion (1559) for George Herbert.
    • Morning Prayer (1559) for George Herbert.
    • Evening Prayer (1559) for George Herbert.
    • Baptism, Public and Private, (1559) for George Herbert.
    • Burial of the Dead (1559) for George Herbert
    • Commination against Sinners (1559) for George Herbert
    • Ordination Services for Deacons, Priests, Bishops and Archbishops (1552) for George Herbert
  • Seasonal / Church Year
    • LenTree for George Herbert. 59 poems from The Temple arranged for reading during Lent. The language of the poems has been slightly modernized. LenTree without frames.
    • Tenebrae Service for God's Friday based on "The Sacrifice." [Study version of "The Sacrifice" with four Gospel sources.]
    • Seventeenth Century Christmas arranged for Advent readings from the link below:
      • * For a Renaissance/Seventeenth Century Christmas [Link]. Good representation.
  • Devotional
    • 40 Days: Through "The Church Porch" Moral and spiritual self-improvement.  Stanzas with interpretation. With index by Subject content of each stanza and Grid to read one stanza twice a day. 40 Days without Frames .
    • "Church Ways:" The Face of Fire Devotional source with several ways to read and personally study the other poems of The Temple, The Church section.
    • The Temple Maze Search your life through Herbert's eyes using The Temple poems.
    • G H Interactive Puzzles, Cross-word, Matching and DHTML

• George Herbert Today [or A Word To The Wise]:
  • George Herbert Quotation for Today Different Quotation(s) every day from The Temple, including anthology favorites, "The Church Porch," "The Church Militant" and A Priest to the Temple.
  • Outlandish Proverb-A-Day Country wisdom selected by George Herbert (some attributed to Benjamin Franklin). See also selected Outlandish Proverbs with Translations.

LINKS

Links to George Herbert’s works

Biographical Links, His Life, Family and Friends

Related Links, His Environment, Religion and Times

Reputation, Recommendations and Influence

Music and The Temple

Criticism, George Herbert and Our Times for a better understanding of his work

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