Robert Herrick
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- Born
- 1591
- Died
- 1674
- Works
- 86
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- The Hesperides & Noble numbers
- A midsummer-night's dream
- The poetical works of Robert Herrick
- Favorite poems
- Hesperides
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Robert Herrick (baptized 24 August 1591 – buried 15 October 1674) was a 17th century English poet. Born in Cheapside, London, he was the seventh child and fourth son of Nicholas Herrick, a prosperous goldsmith, who fell out of a window when Robert was a year old (whether this was suicide remains unclear). The tradition that Herrick received his education at Westminster is groundless. It is more likely that (like his uncle's children) he attended The Merchant Taylors' School. <a href="https://ww
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Quotes
- “I sing of brooks, of blossoms, birds and bowers, Of April, May, of June and July-flowers; I sing of May-poles, hock-carts, wassails, wakes, Of bridegrooms, brides and of their bridal cakes; I write of youth, of love, and have access By these to sing of cleanly wantonness.”
- “I write of hell; I sing (and ever shall) Of heaven, and hope to have it after all.”
- “To read my book the virgin shy May blush while Brutus standeth by, But when he's gone, read through what's writ, And never stain a cheek for it.”
- “In sober mornings, do not thou rehearse The holy incantation of a verse.”
- “When the rose reigns, and locks with ointments shine, Let rigid Cato read these lines of mine.”
- “To get thine ends, lay bashfulness aside;Who fears to ask doth teach to be deny'd.”
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Key facts
- 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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- 1591-01-01
- date of death
- 1674-01-01
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Works in European collections
3 objects attributed to Robert Herrick, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Robert Herrick (baptised 24 August 1591 – buried 15 October 1674) 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".
Early life
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