Robert Herrick
Robert Herrick was born on August 24, 1591. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Robert Herrick
Robert Herrick (baptised 24 August 1591 – buried 15 October 1674) was a 17th-century English lyric poet and Anglican cleric. He is best known for Hesperides, a book of poems. This includes the carpe diem poem "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time", with the first line "Gather ye rosebuds while ye may".