Some of his most well-known poems are " The Altar" and " Easter Wings"-both pattern poems that are laid out on the page to resemble what they describe. Herbert is known as a poet of devotional verse. He spent the last years of his life writing poetry and serving this small church community before dying of consumption at the age of 39. He took holy orders and was ordained as an Anglican priest, becoming the rector of a small church near Salisbury, Bemerton. After King James died, Herbert gave up on this public career. During this time he caught the attention of King James I and worked in the Parliament of England for a short period. He was then hired as a high-profile representative of Cambridge. Herbert received the best possible education, attending Trinity College, Cambridge in 1609. Herbert's mother was so respected by the famous poet John Donne that he dedicated poems to her. She was a devout woman and was determined to raise them in the Church of England. His father died when he was young, so his mother raised him and his siblings. George Herbert was born into a wealthy family in Wales.
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