{"product_id":"george-herbert-the-country-parson-and-the-temple","title":"George Herbert: The Country Parson and the Temple (Wall - paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\u003c\/strong\u003e: George Herbert\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780809122981\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSection\u003c\/strong\u003e: Poetry\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubtitle\u003c\/strong\u003e: The Country Parson \u0026amp; The Temple\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Sun arising in the East \/ Though he give light and th' East perfume; \/ If they should offer to contest \/ With thy arising, they presume.\u003c\/em\u003e —George Herbert (1593-1633)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGeorge Herbert (1593-1633) lived in England during the tempestuous reigns of James I and Charles I that saw the nation racked by conflict among Catholics, High Churchmen, and Puritans. A member of a politically-active family, Herbert rejected a promising career as a member of Parliament for the simple life of a country parson. While busily involved in his pastoral duties he produced works of poetry and prose that have earned him a long-established place in English literary history. Collected here are two works originally published after Herbert's death at Bemerton in 1633: \u003cem\u003eThe Country Parson\u003c\/em\u003e, a prose treatise on the duties, joys, and hardships of a pastor's life; and \u003cem\u003eThe Temple\u003c\/em\u003e, a collection of poems.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Poetry","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":42442540515552,"sku":"Books:9780809122981n","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0628\/5911\/6768\/products\/41x-aNnNL-L._SX334_BO1_204_203_200___40508.jpg?v=1644950451","url":"https:\/\/theswordandshovel.com\/products\/george-herbert-the-country-parson-and-the-temple","provider":"Sword \u0026 Shovel (403)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}