George Wither, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

George Wither

English poet

Date of Birth: 11-Jun-1588

Place of Birth: Bentworth, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 02-May-1667

Profession: writer, poet

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

George Wither (11 June 1588 O.S.
(21 June 1588 NS) – 2 May 1667 O.S.
(12 May 1667 NS)) was an English poet, pamphleteer, and satirist.
He was a prolific writer who adopted a deliberate plainness of style; he was several times imprisoned.
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Wedgwood wrote "every so often in the barren acres of his verse is a stretch enlivened by real wit and observation, or fired with a sudden intensity of feeling".