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| When did Robert Herrick live? |
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| What happened after his father committed suicide? |
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| The family plunged in to poverty. |
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| Who did Herrick apprentice for? What was he apprenticing for? |
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| Uncle William Herrick, and to be a goldsmith. |
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| When did Herrick get his education? |
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| What society did he create? |
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| What religion was he ordained a priest? |
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| Who was he promoted by, and who was he fired by? |
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| Promoted by the King, and then fired by the Puritans |
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| What was his life as a poet? |
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Work was too whimsical, lighted and artificial.
The time period was too turbulent (wild).
Gained fame after death.
Uncovered by Romantics in the 19th century. |
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| Did he return to his role as a minister? |
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| Yes, after several power shifts. |
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