Definition of Herrick

1. Noun. English lyric poet (1591-1674).

Exact synonyms: Robert Herrick
Generic synonyms: Poet

Lexicographical Neighbors of Herrick

Herodian
Herodians
Herodotean
Herodotus
Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza
Heron's formula
Herostratic fame
Herpestes
Herpestes ichneumon
Herpestes nyula
Herpetoviridae
Herrenvolk
Herrick (current term)
Herrickian
Herring bodies
Herriot
Herrmann's syndrome
Herrnhuter
Herrnhuters
Hers' disease
Hers disease
Herschel
Herschelian
Herschelian telescope
Hershberg test
Hershey
Hershey bar

Literary usage of Herrick

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1911)
"When you w°re talking to Mr. Fisher [appellant] prior to the time that he bought this note from James C. Herrick, you and Mr. Fisher talked over the whole ..."

2. Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society by Massachusetts Historical Society (1908)
"Samuel Edward Herrick was born April 6, 1841, in Southampton, Long Island; he died in Boston December 4, 1904. lie was the son of Austin Herrick, ..."

3. The English Poets: Selections with Critical Introductions by Various Writers by Thomas Humphry Ward (1914)
"Among the English pastoral poets, Herrick takes an undisputed precedence, ... But while these men exercised their art in all its branches, Herrick confined ..."

4. Library of the World's Best Literature: Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1897)
"One ode seems to show Herrick as belonging to the circle of wits who met to ... Herrick wrote most of his verses at Dean Prior, where he lived as an old ..."

5. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (1916)
"16"> 1806 In the 45«> Year of his age Herrick Father and Mother Chauncey, Mar. ... Also Olive his wife Died Sept. 26, 1849 Aged 86. Darius Herrick Died Nov ..."

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