The Poetical Works of G. Herbert; And the Synagogue, by C. Harvey. with Introduction by J. Nichol. the Text Edited by C. Cowden Clarke.
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The Poetical Works of G. Herbert; And the Synagogue, by C. Harvey. with Introduction by J. Nichol. the Text Edited by C. Cowden Clarke. by George Herbert
Title: The Poetical Works of G. Herbert; and The Synagogue, by C. Harvey. With introduction by J. Nichol . The text edited by C. Cowden Clarke.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The POETRY & DRAMA collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The books reflect the complex and changing role of literature in society, ranging from Bardic poetry to Victorian verse. Containing many classic works from important dramatists and poets, this collection has something for every lover of the stage and verse. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Herbert, George; Clarke, Charles Cowden; Nichol, John; 1885]. xxxv. 311 p.; 8 . 11611.d.16.
GEORGE HERBERT (1593-1633) was born at Montgomery, Powys, Wales. He was born at Montgomery Castle as were many of the distinguished Herberts before him. His lineage includes many knights that lived at the Castle. He was educated by Mr. Ireland at Westminster and at fifteen he attended Trinity College, Cambridge. In 1619 he served as Orator of the University for eight years. In 1626 he became Prebendary of Layton Ecclesia in the diocese of Lincoln. He married Jane Danvers, and in 1630 became rector of Bemerton, and at 39 he died of tuberculosis. His largest diversion was music. His most notable work is The Temple which is a large selection of his poems.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781241164348 |
| ISBN 10 | 1241164347 |
| Title | The Poetical Works of G. Herbert; And the Synagogue, by C. Harvey. with Introduction by J. Nichol. the Text Edited by C. Cowden Clarke. |
| Author | George Herbert |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | British Library, Historical Print Editions |
| Year published | 2011-03-01 |
| Number of pages | 412 |
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