Where we such clusters had, As made us nobly wild, not mad; And yet each verse of thine Out-did the meat, out-did the frolic wine.
Robert Herrick Quotes
What is a kiss? Why this, as some approve: The sure, sweet cement, glue, and lime of love.
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| Birth: | 24th August, 1591 |
| Death: | 15th October, 1674 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Poet |
About
Born in Cheapside, London, he was the seventh child and fourth son of Julia Stone and Nicholas Herrick, a prosperous goldsmith. His father died in a fall from a fourth-floor window in November 1592, when Robert was a year old The tradition that Herrick received his education at Westminster is groundless.
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