Mr. GEORGE HERBERT.
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This divine Poet and person was a younger brother of the Noble Family of the Herberts of Montgomery, whose florid wit, obliging humour in conversation, fluent Elocution, and great proficiency in the Arts, gained him that reputation at Oxford, where he spent his more youthful Age, that he was chosen University Orator, a place which required one of able parts to Mannage it; at last, taking upon him Holy Orders, not without special Encouragement from the King, who took notice of his extraordinary Parts, he was made Parson of Bemmerton near Salisbury, where he led a Seraphick life, converting his Studies altogether to serious and Divine Subjects; which in time produced those his so generally known and approved Poems entituled, The Temple.
Whose Vocal notes tun'd to a heavenly Lyre, Both learned and unlearned all admire.
I shall only add out of his Book an Anagram, which he made on the name of the Virgin Mary.
M A R Y.
A R M Y.
And well her name an Army doth present, In whom the Lord of Hosts did pitch his Tent.