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The Temple: Sacred Poems and Private Ejaculations

The Temple: Sacred Poems and Private Ejaculations

George Herbert·c. 1620–1633·from the English

A full modern English translation of the work — three books, 168 chapters — translated sentence by sentence from the English, with scripture echoes traced and brief notes on the harder turns of phrase. Choose a chapter to begin reading.

168 chapters2,004 sentences333 scripture echoes
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1

The Church-porch

  1. 1.1The Printers to the Reader
  2. 1.2The Dedication
  3. 1.3The Church-porch
  4. 1.4Superliminare
2

The Church

  1. 2.1The Altar
  2. 2.2The Sacrifice
  3. 2.3The Thanksgiving
  4. 2.4The Reprisall
  5. 2.5The Agonie
  6. 2.6The Sinner
  7. 2.7Good Friday
  8. 2.8Redemption
  9. 2.9Sepulchre
  10. 2.10Easter
  11. 2.11Easter-wings
  12. 2.12H. Baptisme (I)
  13. 2.13H. Baptisme (II)
  14. 2.14Nature
  15. 2.15Sinne
  16. 2.16Affliction (I)
  17. 2.17Repentance
  18. 2.18Faith
  19. 2.19Prayer (I)
  20. 2.20The H. Communion
  21. 2.21Antiphon (I)
  22. 2.22Love I
  23. 2.23Love II
  24. 2.24The Temper (I)
  25. 2.25The Temper (II)
  26. 2.26Jordan (I)
  27. 2.27Employment (I)
  28. 2.28The H. Scriptures I
  29. 2.29The H. Scriptures II
  30. 2.30Whitsunday
  31. 2.31Grace
  32. 2.32Praise (I)
  33. 2.33Affliction (II)
  34. 2.34Mattens
  35. 2.35Sinne (II)
  36. 2.36Even-song
  37. 2.37Church-monuments
  38. 2.38Church-musick
  39. 2.39Church-lock and key
  40. 2.40The Church-floore
  41. 2.41The Windows
  42. 2.42Trinitie Sunday
  43. 2.43Content
  44. 2.44The Quidditie
  45. 2.45Humilitie
  46. 2.46Frailtie
  47. 2.47Constancie
  48. 2.48Affliction (III)
  49. 2.49The Starre
  50. 2.50Sunday
  51. 2.51Avarice
  52. 2.52Anagram
  53. 2.53To all Angels and Saints
  54. 2.54Employment (II)
  55. 2.55Deniall
  56. 2.56Christmas
  57. 2.57Ungratefulnesse
  58. 2.58Sighs and grones
  59. 2.59The World
  60. 2.60Coloss 3. 3.
  61. 2.61Vanitie (I)
  62. 2.62Lent
  63. 2.63Vertue
  64. 2.64The Pearl. Matth. 13
  65. 2.65Affliction (IV)
  66. 2.66Man
  67. 2.67Antiphon (II)
  68. 2.68Unkindnesse
  69. 2.69Life
  70. 2.70Submission
  71. 2.71Justice (I)
  72. 2.72Charms and Knots
  73. 2.73Affliction (V)
  74. 2.74Mortification
  75. 2.75Decay
  76. 2.76Miserie
  77. 2.77Jordan (II)
  78. 2.78Prayer (II)
  79. 2.79Obedience
  80. 2.80Conscience
  81. 2.81Sion
  82. 2.82Home
  83. 2.83The British Church
  84. 2.84The Quip
  85. 2.85Vanitie (II)
  86. 2.86The Dawning
  87. 2.87JESU
  88. 2.88Businesse
  89. 2.89Dialogue
  90. 2.90Dulnesse
  91. 2.91Love-joy
  92. 2.92Providence
  93. 2.93Hope
  94. 2.94Sinnes round
  95. 2.95Time
  96. 2.96Gratefulnesse
  97. 2.97Peace
  98. 2.98Confession
  99. 2.99Giddinesse
  100. 2.100The bunch of grapes
  101. 2.101Love unknown
  102. 2.102Mans medley
  103. 2.103The Storm
  104. 2.104Paradise
  105. 2.105The Method
  106. 2.106Divinitie
  107. 2.107Ephes. 4. 30. Grieve not the Holy Spirit, &c
  108. 2.108The Familie
  109. 2.109The Size
  110. 2.110Artillerie
  111. 2.111Church-rents and schismes
  112. 2.112Justice (II)
  113. 2.113The Pilgrimage
  114. 2.114The Holdfast
  115. 2.115Complaining
  116. 2.116The Discharge
  117. 2.117Praise (II)
  118. 2.118An Offering
  119. 2.119Longing
  120. 2.120The Bag
  121. 2.121The Jews
  122. 2.122The Collar
  123. 2.123The Glimpse
  124. 2.124Assurance
  125. 2.125The Call
  126. 2.126Clasping of hands
  127. 2.127Praise (III)
  128. 2.128Josephs coat
  129. 2.129The Pulley
  130. 2.130The Priesthood
  131. 2.131The Search
  132. 2.132Grief
  133. 2.133The Crosse
  134. 2.134The Flower
  135. 2.135Dotage
  136. 2.136The Sonne
  137. 2.137A true Hymne
  138. 2.138The Answer
  139. 2.139A Dialogue-Antheme
  140. 2.140The Water-course
  141. 2.141Self-condemnation
  142. 2.142Bitter-sweet
  143. 2.143The Glance
  144. 2.144The 23 Psalme
  145. 2.145Marie Magdalene
  146. 2.146Aaron
  147. 2.147The Odour, 2. Cor. 2.
  148. 2.148The Foil
  149. 2.149The Forerunners
  150. 2.150The Rose
  151. 2.151Discipline
  152. 2.152The Invitation
  153. 2.153The Banquet
  154. 2.154The Posie
  155. 2.155A Parodie
  156. 2.156The Elixer
  157. 2.157A Wreath
  158. 2.158Death
  159. 2.159Dooms-day
  160. 2.160Judgement
  161. 2.161Heaven
  162. 2.162Love (III)
3

The Church Militant

  1. 3.1The Church Militant
  2. 3.2L'Envoy