Robert Herrick
Robert Herrick
Robert Herrickwas 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"...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth24 August 1591
money fighting silver
Fight thou with shafts of silver, and o'ercome When no force else can get the masterdom
tables eating merriment
Tis not the food, but the content, That makes the table's merriment.
spring blood age
That age is best which is the first When youth and blood are warmer.
spring flower july
I sing of brooks, of blossoms, birds, and bowers: Of April, May, or June, and July flowers. I sing of Maypoles, Hock-carts, wassails, wakes, Of bridegrooms, brides, and of the bridal cakes.
men valiant
Necessity makes dastards valiant men.
hurt temptation satan
Temptations hurt not, though they have accesse; Satan o'ercomes none but by willingnesse.
wine drink dine
Well I sup and well I dine, When I drink my frolic wine.
doers readiness
The readiness of doing doth expresse No other but the doer's willingnesse.
sweet temptation comfort
In the hour of my distress, When temptations me oppress, And when I my sins confess, Sweet Spirit, comfort me.
shoes ties cuffs
A careless shoe string, in whose tie I see a wilde civility.
sea gale sail
He who has suffered shipwreck, fears to sail Upon the seas, though with a gentle gale.
goes-on resolution
Hast thou attempted greatnesse? Then go on; Back-turning slackens resolution.
past joy age
Praise they that will times past, I joy to see My selfe now live: this age best pleaseth mee.
angel wine drink
O thou, the drink of gods and angels! Wine