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Robert Herrick, English poet (born 1591)

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Robert Herrick (poet)

English poet and cleric (1591–1674)

Robert Herrick was a 17th-century English lyric poet and Anglican cleric. He is best known for Hesperides, a book of poems. This includes the carpe diem poem "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time", with the first line "Gather ye rosebuds while ye may".
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October 15

Day of the year

October 15 is the 288th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 77 days remain until the end of the year.
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