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<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\nby Robert Herrick<\/p>\n
The hag is astride
\nThis night for to ride,
\nThe devil and she together;
\nThrough thick and through thin,
\nNow out and then in,
\nThough ne’er so foul be the weather.<\/p>\n
A thorn or a burr
\nShe takes for a spur,
\nWith a lash of a bramble she rides now;
\nThrough brakes and through briars,
\nO’er ditches and mires,
\nShe follows the spirit that guides now.<\/p>\n
No beast for his food
\nDare now range the wood,
\nBut hush’d in his lair he lies lurking;
\nWhile mischiefs, by these,
\nOn land and on seas,
\nAt noon of night are a-working.<\/p>\n
The storm will arise
\nAnd trouble the skies;
\nThis night, and more for the wonder,
\nThe ghost from the tomb
\nAffrighted shall come,
\nCall’d out by the clap of the thunder.<\/p>\n
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Robert Herrick, born in London in 1591, was an English lyric poet and cleric who became one of the most notable Cavalier poets of the 17th century. His father, a goldsmith, died in an accident when Robert was young, leaving him to be raised by his uncle. Herrick received his education at Westminster School and later at St. John’s College, Cambridge, before briefly apprenticing as a goldsmith like his father.<\/p>\n
In his early adulthood, Herrick became part of the “Sons of Ben,” a group of poets who admired and emulated Ben Jonson. This period in London significantly influenced his poetic style. In 1623, Herrick took holy orders and was appointed as vicar of Dean Prior in Devonshire in 1629, a position that would shape much of his life and work.<\/p>\n
Herrick’s major literary achievement came in 1648 with the publication of “Hesperides,” a collection of about 1,200 poems, alongside “His Noble Numbers,” a set of religious verses. His poetry often celebrated the English countryside, explored themes of love and mortality, and embraced the carpe diem philosophy. However, his career was not without turbulence. During the English Civil War, Herrick was ejected from his vicarage in 1647 due to his Royalist sympathies, only to be reinstated after the Restoration in 1660. He continued to serve as a vicar until his death in 1674 at the age of 83, leaving behind a legacy as one of England’s most cherished lyric poets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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