Royalist Poet Robert Herrick
The Works both Humane & Divine of Robert Herrick Esq On this blog, there have been posts about the use of panegyrics in honour of luminaries such as Sir Thomas Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell. But probably not enough has been written about Royalist poets- besides Richard Lovelace.However I recently found a work title d 'Ben Johnson and the Cavalier Poets. Selected and Edited by Hugh Maclean ( with Authorative Texts Criticism) and published in 1974 i n a local charity booksho p. So this post will be one of series of features to help redresses the balance. And I will start with Royalist clergyman Robert Herrick ( 1591- 1674) . ...