Who is Robert Herrick?

  • (noun): English lyric poet (1591-1674).
    Synonyms: Herrick

Famous quotes containing the words robert herrick, herrick and/or robert:

    “Here a little child I stand,
    Heaving up my either hand;”
    —Robert Herrick (1591–1674)

    “Methought her long, small legs and thighs
    I with my tendrils did surprise;
    Her belly, buttocks, and her waist
    By my soft nervelets were embraced;”
    —Robert Herrick (1591–1674)

    “I would be a winner because I was a loser! That’s right. I dream of failure every night of my life, and that’s my secret. To make it in this rat race you have to dream of failing every day. I mean, that is reality.”
    —Donald Freed, U.S. screenwriter, and Arnold M. Stone. Robert Altman. Richard Nixon (Philip Baker Hall)