Waller,Edmund

Waller,Edmund
Wal·ler (wŏlʹər), Edmund. 1606-1687.
English poet known for his harmonious love lyrics, including “Go, Lovely Rose” (1645).

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  • Waller, Edmund — born March 3, 1606, Coleshill, Hertfordshire, Eng. died Oct. 21, 1687, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire English poet. As a member of Parliament during the political turmoil of the 1640s, he was arrested for his part in a plot to establish London as… …   Universalium

  • Waller, Edmund — (3 mar. 1606, Coleshill, Hertfordshire, Inglaterra–21 oct. 1687, Beaconsfield, cond. de Buckingham). Poeta inglés. Como miembro del parlamento durante las revueltas políticas de la década de 1640, Waller fue arrestado por su participación en un… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Waller, Edmund — (1606 1687)    Born in Coleshill near Amersham, Buckinghamshire, and educated at Eton College and Cambridge University, he entered Parliament at a young age and switched from opposition to the king to being a Royalist and fighting against the… …   British and Irish poets

  • WALLER, EDMUND —    poet, born in Hertfordshire to great wealth, and educated at Eton and Cambridge; early gave evidence of his genius for poetry, which, however, was limited in practice to the production of merely occasional pieces; he was in great favour at… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • Waller, Edmund — (1606 1687)    Poet, b. at Coleshill, Herts, and ed. at Eton and Camb., belonged to an old and wealthy family, and in early childhood inherited the estate of Beaconsfield, Bucks, worth £3500 a year. He was related to John Hampden, and was… …   Short biographical dictionary of English literature

  • Edmund Waller — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Edmund Waller Edmund Waller (3 de marzo de 1606 21 de octubre de 1687) fue un poeta inglés de finales del siglo XVII. Sus poemas son característi …   Wikipedia Español

  • WALLER (E.) — WALLER EDMUND (1606 1687) Poète anglais qui a longtemps été tenu, par un curieux verdict, pour un des plus parfaits. Dryden faisant grand cas de Waller et, à la fin du XVIIIe siècle, on le proclamait encore «le plus célèbre poète lyrique que… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Edmund — or Edmond [ed′mənd] n. 〚OE Eadmund < ead (see EDGAR1) + mund, hand, protection: see MANUAL〛 a masculine name: dim. Ed, Ned * * * (849–870) a …   Universalium

  • Waller — Waller, Thomas * * * (as used in expressions) Waller, Edmund Waller, Fats Thomas Wright Waller …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Edmund Waller — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Waller. Edmund Waller Edmund Waller (né le 3 mars 1606 – mort le 21 octobre 16 …   Wikipédia en Français

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