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George Wither
1588–1667
- Occupation
- poet
George Wither (11 June 1588 O.S.
Incarceration history
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- MarshalseaDates unknown
Biography
George Wither (11 June 1588 O.S. (21 June 1588 NS) â 2 May 1667 O.S. (12 May 1667 NS)) was a prolific English poet, pamphleteer, satirist, and writer of hymns. Wither's 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.
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