George Wither | |
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 George Wither | |
| Born | 11 June 1588 O.S. Bentworth, Hampshire |
| Died | 2 May 1667 (aged 78) O.S. London |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Nationality | English |
| Genre | Satire |
| Notable works | Abuses Stript and Whipt, The Shepheard's Hunting |
George Wither (11 June 1588 O.S. (21 June 1588 NS) – 2 May 1667 O.S. (12 May 1667 NS)) was a prolific English poet, pamphleteer, satirist and writer of hymns.[1] Wither's long life spanned one of the most tumultuous periods in the history of England, during the reigns of Elizabeth I, James I, and Charles I, the Civil War, the Parliamentary period and the Restoration period.
- ^ Hyamson, Albert M., A Dictionary of Universal Biography: Of All Ages and of All Peoples, page 725