Edmund Waller
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Edmund Waller was a 17th-century English poet and politician known for his polished, courtly verse and association with the Cavalier poetic tradition.
All labels observed (1)
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| Edmund Waller canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4352268 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edmund Waller Context triple: [Cavalier poetry, hasNotablePractitioner, Edmund Waller]
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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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B.
Andrew Marvell
Andrew Marvell was a 17th-century English metaphysical poet and politician best known for works such as "To His Coy Mistress" and for his role as a Parliamentarian during the English Civil War and Restoration.
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C.
Robert Herrick
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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D.
Sir John Suckling
Sir John Suckling was a 17th-century English poet and courtier known for his witty, graceful verse and association with the Cavalier poets of Charles I’s reign.
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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
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edmund Waller Target entity description: Edmund Waller was a 17th-century English poet and politician known for his polished, courtly verse and association with the Cavalier poetic tradition.
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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.
Andrew Marvell
Andrew Marvell was a 17th-century English metaphysical poet and politician best known for works such as "To His Coy Mistress" and for his role as a Parliamentarian during the English Civil War and Restoration.
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C.
Robert Herrick
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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D.
Sir John Suckling
Sir John Suckling was a 17th-century English poet and courtier known for his witty, graceful verse and association with the Cavalier poets of Charles I’s reign.
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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 (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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member of Parliament ⓘ poet ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| century of activity | 17th century ⓘ |
| country of citizenship | Kingdom of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date of birth | 1606-03-03 ⓘ |
| date of death | 1687-10-21 ⓘ |
| educated at |
Eton College
NERFINISHED
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King's College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnic group | English ⓘ |
| familyName | Waller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
lyric poetry
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occasional poetry ⓘ |
| givenName | Edmund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Alexander Pope
NERFINISHED
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John Dryden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| known for | association with the Cavalier poetic tradition ⓘ |
| language of work or name | English ⓘ |
| member of | Parliament of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Cavalier poetry
NERFINISHED
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Metaphysical poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Edmund Waller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notable idea | refinement of the English heroic couplet ⓘ |
| notable work |
“A Poem on St James’s Park”
NERFINISHED
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“Divine Poems” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Go, lovely Rose” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Instructions to a Painter” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Of the Last Verses in the Book” NERFINISHED ⓘ “On a Girdle” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Panegyrick to my Lord Protector” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
member of Parliament
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poet ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| participant in | English Civil War era politics ⓘ |
| place of birth | Coleshill, Buckinghamshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place of burial | St Mary and All Saints Church, Beaconsfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place of death | Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| political alignment | Royalist ⓘ |
| position held |
Member of Parliament for Amersham
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Member of Parliament for Chipping Wycombe ⓘ Member of Parliament for Ilchester ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| residence | Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sex or gender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Anne Banks
NERFINISHED
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Mary Bresse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writing style |
courtly verse
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polished verse ⓘ |
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Instruction
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