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Sir Edward Herbert (c. 1591-1658), was a member of parliament under James I and Charles I, and a full cousin of Edward Herbert, Baron Herbert of Cherbury.

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Edward, Lord Herbert of Chirbury
Chirbury's life, works, and web resources.

Sonnet Central: Edward, Lord Herbert of Cherbury
Selected sonnets, including two dedicated to the color black.

Historical and Political Writings: Lord Herbert of Cherbury
Section discussing the historiographic contributions of this writer, from the Cambridge History of English and American Literature: An Encyclopedia in Eighteen Volumes.

The Beginnings of English Philosophy: Herbert of Cherbury
A section on this early Deist thinker, from the Cambridge History of English and American Literature.

History of Ideas: Edward, 1st Lord Herbert of Cherbury
Essay on this thinker and his legacy, with extensive bibliography. From Victor Nuovo's article in the Thoemmes Dictionary of Seventeenth-Century British Philosophers.

Selected Poetry of Edward, Lord Herbert of Cherbury
Text of the writer's Elegy Over a Tomb.

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Edward Herbert of Cherbury
Article on his life, career and thought.






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