Robert Herrick
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Robert Herrick was a 17th-century English lyric poet and Anglican cleric best known for his graceful, sensuous verse and the collection "Hesperides."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Robert Herrick canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Robert Herrick Context triple: [Anacreontic poets, hasNotableMember, Robert Herrick]
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Abraham Cowley
Abraham Cowley was a 17th-century English poet and essayist known for his metaphysical style and influential role in the development of Renaissance and Cavalier poetry.
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John Donne
John Donne was a leading English metaphysical poet and cleric of the early 17th century, renowned for his complex imagery, intellectual wit, and innovative explorations of love, faith, and mortality.
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Arthur Housman
Arthur Housman was an American character actor of the silent and early sound film era, best remembered for his frequent portrayals of comic drunkards in numerous Hollywood movies.
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D.
Francis Thompson
Francis Thompson was a 19th-century British railway architect known for designing several major stations during the early expansion of the railway network in the United Kingdom.
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James Shirley
James Shirley was a prominent English dramatist of the early 17th century, best known for his Caroline-era plays written just before the closing of the theatres in 1642.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Robert Herrick Target entity description: Robert Herrick was a 17th-century English lyric poet and Anglican cleric best known for his graceful, sensuous verse and the collection "Hesperides."
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A.
Abraham Cowley
Abraham Cowley was a 17th-century English poet and essayist known for his metaphysical style and influential role in the development of Renaissance and Cavalier poetry.
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B.
John Donne
John Donne was a leading English metaphysical poet and cleric of the early 17th century, renowned for his complex imagery, intellectual wit, and innovative explorations of love, faith, and mortality.
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C.
Arthur Housman
Arthur Housman was an American character actor of the silent and early sound film era, best remembered for his frequent portrayals of comic drunkards in numerous Hollywood movies.
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D.
Francis Thompson
Francis Thompson was a 19th-century British railway architect known for designing several major stations during the early expansion of the railway network in the United Kingdom.
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E.
James Shirley
James Shirley was a prominent English dramatist of the early 17th century, best known for his Caroline-era plays written just before the closing of the theatres in 1642.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglican cleric
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English writer ⓘ human ⓘ lyric poet ⓘ poet ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Ben Jonson ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1591-08-24 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Cheapside, City of London
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surface form:
Cheapside, London, England
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| collectionContains | Hesperides includes Noble Numbers as its religious section ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | England ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1674-10-15 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Dean Prior, Devon, England ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
St John's College, Cambridge
NERFINISHED
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Trinity Hall, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1647 ⓘ |
| father | Nicholas Herrick ⓘ |
| genre |
lyric poetry
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religious poetry ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| literaryTheme |
carpe diem
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love ⓘ nature ⓘ religion ⓘ |
| memberOf | Sons of Ben ⓘ |
| militaryService | served as chaplain in the Duke of Buckingham's expedition to the Île de Ré ⓘ |
| movement |
Cavalier poetry
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surface form:
Cavalier poets
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| name | Robert Herrick self-link ⓘ |
| neverMarried | true ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Hesperides
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Noble Numbers ⓘ |
| occupation |
clergyman
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poet ⓘ |
| parish | Dean Prior, Devon ⓘ |
| positionHeld | vicar of Dean Prior ⓘ |
| publicationDateOf | Hesperides, 1648 ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| returnedToParish | 1662 ⓘ |
| sibling | Thomas Herrick ⓘ |
| startTime | 1629 ⓘ |
| style |
classical allusion
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graceful ⓘ sensuous ⓘ |
| wrotePoem |
Corinna's Going a-Maying
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Delight in Disorder ⓘ To Daffodils ⓘ To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time ⓘ Upon Julia's Clothes ⓘ |
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