George Herbert was born on April 3, 1593, the fifth son of an eminent Welsh
family. His mother, Magdalen Newport, held great patronage to
distinguished literary figures such as John Donne, who dedicated his
Holy Sonnets to her. Herbert father died when he was three, leaving
his mother with ten children, all of whom she was determined to educate
and raise as loyal Anglicans. Herbert left for Westminster School at age
ten, and went on to become one of three to win scholarships to Trinity
College, Cambridge.
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