The Temple: Sacred Poems and Private Ejaculations

by George Herbert

For works with similar titles, see The Temple.

'The Tempest' title page

THE
TEMPLE.
SACRED POEMS
AND
PRIVATE EJACULATIONS.

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By Mr. George Herbert,
late Orator of the Universitie
of Cambridge.

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The second Edition.

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Psal. 29.
In his Temple doth every man
speak of his honour.

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Printed by T. Buck, and R. Daniel,
printers to the Universitie
of Cambridge, 1633.

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¶ And are to be sold by Fr. Green.

Contents (not listed in original)

• The Printers to the Reader
• The Dedication
• The Church-porch
• Superliminare
• The Altar
• The Sacrifice
• The Thanksgiving
• The Reprisall
• The Agonie
• The Sinner
• Good Friday
• Redemption
• Sepulchre
• Easter
• Easter-wings
• H. Baptisme (I)
• H. Baptisme (II)
• Nature
• Sinne
• Affliction (I)
• Repentance
• Faith
• Prayer (I)
• The H. Communion
• Antiphon (I)
• Love I
• Love II
• The Temper (I)
• The Temper (II)
• Jordan (I)
• Employment (I)
• The H. Scriptures I
• The H. Scriptures II|
• Whitsunday
• Grace
• Praise (I)
• Affliction (II)
• Mattens
• Sinne (II)
• Even-song
• Church-monuments
• Church-musick
• Church-lock and key
• The Church-floore
• The Windows
• Trinitie Sunday
• Content
• The Quidditie
• Humilitie
• Frailtie
• Constancie
• Affliction (III)
• The Starre
• Sunday
• Avarice
• Anagram
• To all Angels and Saints
• Employment (II)
• Deniall
• Christmas
• Ungratefulnesse
• Sighs and grones
• The World
• Coloss 3. 3.
• Vanitie (I)
• Lent
• Vertue
• The Pearl. Matth. 13
• Affliction (IV)
• Man
• Antiphon (II)
• Unkindnesse
• Life
• Submission
• Justice (I)
• Charms and Knots
• Affliction (V)
• Mortification
• Decay
• Miserie
• Jordan (II)
• Prayer (II)
• Obedience
• Conscience
• Sion
• Home
• The British Church
• The Quip
• Vanitie (II)
• The Dawning
• JESU
• Businesse
• Dialogue
• Dulnesse
• Love-joy
• Providence
• Hope
• Sinnes round
• Time
• Gratefulnesse
• Peace
• Confession
• Giddinesse
• The bunch of grapes
• Love unknown
• Mans medley
• The Storm
• Paradise
• The Method
• Divinitie
• Ephes. 4. 30. Grieve not the Holy Spirit, &c
• The Familie
• The Size
• Artillerie
• Church-rents and schismes
• Justice (II)
• The Pilgrimage
• The Holdfast
• Complaining
• The Discharge
• Praise (II)
• An Offering
• Longing
• The Bag
• The Jews
• The Collar
• The Glimpse
• Assurance
• The Call
• Clasping of hands
• Praise (III)
• Josephs coat
• The Pulley
• The Priesthood
• The Search
• Grief
• The Crosse
• The Flower
• Dotage
• The Sonne
• A true Hymne
• The Answer
• A Dialogue-Antheme
• The Water-course
• Self-condemnation
• Bitter-sweet
• The Glance
• The 23 Psalme
• Marie Magdalene
• Aaron
• The Odour, 2. Cor. 2.
• The Foil
• The Forerunners
• The Rose
• Discipline
• The Invitation
• The Banquet
• The Posie
• A Parodie
• The Elixer
• A Wreath
• Death
• Dooms-day
• Judgement
• Heaven
• Love (III)
• The Church Militant
• L'Envoy
• The titles of the severall poems contained in this book