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Mon Mar 30 2026
When a man's faith is frozen up, as dead;Then is the lamp and oil extinguished.
Robert Herrick
Robert Herrick was a 17th-century English lyric poet and cleric. He is known for his book of poems, "Hesperides," which includes the carpe diem poem "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time." His works are noted for their clarity, simplicity, and musical quality. Herrick was also a vicar of Dean Prior in Devon, despite being ejected during the English Civil War and later reinstated.
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Upon Jolly's Wife.
Robert Herrick, Simple Poetry
His Prayer To Ben Jonson
Short And Long Both Likes.
His Petition.
