On a Girdle
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Poet Edmund Waller 1606–1687
POET’S REGION England
SCHOOL / PERIOD 17th Century
Subjects Relationships, Nature, The Body, Love, Men & Women, Romantic Love, Desire, Infatuation & Crushes
Biography
Elected to Parliament at age 16, Edmund Waller quickly gained a reputation as a masterful orator. He was also a celebrated lyric poet long before the publication of his Poems in 1645. Despite his eloquent efforts to placate both Oliver Cromwell and Charles II, Waller was forced into exile for nearly a decade. His highly refined work, particularly his heroic couplets, were much admired by Alexander Pope and John Dryden.
Poems by Edmund Waller
Poem Categorization
SUBJECT Relationships, Nature, The Body, Love, Men & Women, Romantic Love, Desire, Infatuation & Crushes
POET’S REGION England
SCHOOL / PERIOD 17th Century
Poetic Terms Metaphor, Couplet
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