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George Herbert Quotes about Wit

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Many, affecting wit beyond their power, Have got to be a dear fool for an hour.

Many, affecting wit beyond their power, Have got to be a dear fool for an hour.

Fool, Hours, Wit

George Herbert, Christopher Harvey, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of George Herbert”, p.11

The Germans wit is in his fingers.

Fingers, Wit

George Herbert (1871). “The English poems of George Herbert, together with his collection of proverbs entitled Jacula prudentum”, p.222

Where the drink goes in, there the wit goes out.

Drink, Wit

George Herbert (1871). “The English Poems of George Herbert: Together with His Collection of Proverbs Entitled Jacula Prudentum”, p.227

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