Robert Herrick (poet)
English poet and cleric (1591–1674) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Robert Herrick (baptised 24 August 1591 – buried 15 October 1674)[1] was a 17th-century English lyric poet and Anglican cleric. He is best known for Hesperides, a book of poems. This includes the carpe diem poem "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time", with the first line "Gather ye rosebuds while ye may".
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Born | baptised (1591-08-24)24 August 1591 London, England |
Died | buried 15 October 1674(1674-10-15) (aged 83) Dean Prior, England |
Occupation | Poet and cleric |
Language | Early Modern English |
Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge |
Notable works | "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time" Hesperides |
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