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.
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It takes great wit and interest and energy to be happy. The pursuit of happiness is a great activity. One must be open and alive. It is the greatest feat man has to accomplish.
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Robert Herrick (37)
Birth: | 24th August, 1591 |
Death: | 15th October, 1674 |
Nationality: | British |
Profession: | Poet |
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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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