During the long interval between Herrick's
entrance on his Cambridge and his clerical careers (an interval all but
wholly to us), it is natural to suppose that he read, at
any rate, his Elizabethan predecessors: yet (beyond those general
similarities already noticed) the Editor can find no positive proof of
familiarity.
entrance on his Cambridge and his clerical careers (an interval all but
wholly to us), it is natural to suppose that he read, at
any rate, his Elizabethan predecessors: yet (beyond those general
similarities already noticed) the Editor can find no positive proof of
familiarity.
Robert Herrick - Lyric Poems
