Beauties of George Herbert Author:George Herbert Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Pitch thy behaviour lorn, thy projects high, So shalt thou humble and magnanimous be. Sink not in spirit; mho aimcth at the sky, Shoots higher much than he that ... more »means a tree. A grain of glory mixed with humbleness, Cures both a fever and lethargickness. Slight not the smallest loss, whether it be In love or honour. Take account of all. Shine like the sun in every corner. See Whether thy stock of credit swell, or fall. Who say " I care not," those I give for lost; And to instruct them, 'twill not quit the cost. Scorn no man's love, though of a mean degree; Love is a present for a mighty king: Much less make any one thine enemy. As guns destroy, so may a little sling. The cunning workman never doth refuse The meanest tool that he may chance to use. chapter{Section 4Affect in things about thee cleanliness, That all may gladly board thee, as a flower. Slovens take up their stock of noisomeness Beforehand, and anticipate their last hour. Let thy mind's sweetness have his operation Upon thy body, clothes, and habitation. Eestore to God his due in tithe and time. A tithe purloin'd cankers the whole estate. Sundays observe. Think when the bells do chime, 'Tis angel's music; therefore come not late. God then deals blessings; if a king did so, Who would not haste, nay, give to see the show 1 When once thy foot enters the church, be bare. God is more than thou, for thou art there Only by his permission. Then beware, And make thyself all reverence and fear : chapter{Section 5Resort to sermons, but to prayers most; Praying 's the end of preaching In time of service seal up both thine eyes, And send them to thine heart; Let vain or busy thoughts have there no parL Bring not thy plough, thy plots, thy pleasures thither. Chri...« less