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Robert Herrick was born in Cheapside, London and was the seventh child and fourth son of Julia Stone and Nicholas Herrick, a prosperous goldsmith. The exact date of his birth is unknown, but he was baptised on August 24, 1591 and buried 15 October 1674. He was named after an uncle, Robert Herrick (or Heyrick), a prosperous Member of Parliament for Leicester. During his lifetime, he wrote over 2,500 poems, about half of which appear in his major work, Hesperides. He is known for his writing style, and many of his poems are love poems and celebrate life. He was heavily influenced by the poet Ben Jonson. Robert Herrick has been acclaimed as "The Greatest Songwriter ever born of English race’.

The poem in this video: "To the Virgins, To Make Much of Time" was considered one of the best & most famous CARPE DIEM themed
‘seize the day’ poems in English.

Gather ye Rose-buds while ye may,
Old Time is still a-flying:
And this same flower that smiles to day,
To morrow will be dying.

The glorious Lamp of Heaven, the Sun,
The higher he's a getting;
The sooner will his Race be run,
And neerer he's to Setting.

That Age is best, which is the first,
When Youth and Blood are warmer;
But being spent, the worse, and worst
Times, still succeed the former.

Then be not coy, but use your time;
And while ye may, go marry:
For having lost but once your prime,
You may forever tarry.