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Our life is but a dark and stormy night, To which sense yields a weak and glimmering light, While wandering Man thinks he discerneth all By that whic… - Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury
" "Our life is but a dark and stormy night,
To which sense yields a weak and glimmering light,
While wandering Man thinks he discerneth all
By that which makes him but mistake and fall.
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About Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury
Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury (March 3 1583 – August 20 1648) was a British soldier, diplomat, historian, poet, autobiographer and metaphysician, sometimes called "the father of deism". The poet George Herbert was his brother.
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Alternative Names:
Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Castle Islands
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Edward Herbert
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Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Chirbury
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Edward, Lord Herbert
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Lord Herbert of Cherbury
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