Tag Archives: George Herbert

Superliminare & The Altar

Posted on March 8, 2019 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

Through Lent With George Herbert (Saturday after Ash Wednesday) Superliminare Thou, whom the former precepts have Sprinkled and taught, how to behave Thyself in church; approach, and taste The churches mystical repast. Avoid, profaneness; come not here: Nothing but holy, … Continue reading →

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The Church-porch

Posted on March 8, 2019 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

Through Lent With George Herbert (Friday after Ash Wednesday) The Church-Porch (Peirirrhanterium) As Arnold Stein points out in the first chapter of George Herbert’s Lyrics there is a plainness about Herbert’s poetry. The plainness is both obvious and concealed, though, … Continue reading →

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Through Lent With George Herbert

Posted on March 7, 2019 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

Since 2002 or so I’ve had a copy of the The Complete English Works of George Herbert, the English poet and clergyman who lived during the reigns of Elizabeth I, James VI & I, and Charles I. While I have … Continue reading →

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The Island Parson: Not George Herbert

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

George Herbert (1593 – 1633) was a poet and priest of the Church of England. By all accounts he was a brilliant man. He came to maturity in the reign of James I, studied at Trinity College, Cambridge, and continued … Continue reading →

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