Robert Herrick

Robert Herrick

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Robert Herrick


Born: August 24, 1591

Died: October 15, 1674

Nationality: British

Genres: Poetry, Romanticism

Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674) was a 17th-century English poet and lyricist. Herrick is best known for his carpe diem poem published in his poetry collection, Hesperides, titled To the Virgins, To Make Much of Time.

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