Robert Herrick (baptised 24 August 1591 – buried 15 October 1674) was a 17th-century English lyric poet and 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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24 August 1591 Cheapside, London, England
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Died |
15 October 1674 (aged 83) Dean Prior, Devon, England
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Zodiac | Virgo |
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