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- This article is about the member of Parliament under James and Charles I. For his son, who served as Lord Chancellor under James II, see Edward Herbert (judge).
Sir Edward Herbert (c. 1591-1658), was a member of parliament under James I and Charles I, and the cousin of Edward Herbert, Baron Herbert of Cherbury.
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Edward, Lord Herbert of Chirbury - Chirbury's life, works, and web resources.
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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.
Meta Description: [ Vol. 7. Cavalier and Puritan. The Cambridge History of English and American Literature: An Encyclopedia in Eighteen Volumes. 1907–21 ]
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.
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Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Edward Herbert of Cherbury - Article on his life, career and thought.
Selected Poetry of Edward, Lord Herbert of Cherbury - Text of the writer's Elegy Over a Tomb.
Sonnet Central: Edward, Lord Herbert of Cherbury - Selected sonnets, including two dedicated to the color black.
The Beginnings of English Philosophy: Herbert of Cherbury - A section on this early Deist thinker, from the Cambridge History of English and American Literature.
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