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English poet and satirist, son of George Wither, of Hampshire, was born at Bentworth, near Alton, on the 11th of June 1588. He was sent to Magdalen College, Oxford, at the age of fifteen, and remained at the university for two years. His neighbours appear to have had no great opinion of him, for t .. .. more >>

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"Shall I, wasting in despair,
Die because a woman's fair?
Or make pale my cheeks with care
'Cause another's rosy are?"
George Wither (1588-1667), British poet. Fair Virtue, the Mistress of Philarete: A Lover's Resolution (l. 1-4). . . Oxford Book of English Verse, The, 1250-1918. Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, ed. (New ed., rev. and enl., 1939) Oxford University Press.

"If she be not so to me,
What care I how fair she be?"
George Wither (1588-1667), British poet. Fair Virtue, the Mistress of Philarete: A Lover's Resolution (l. 15-16). . . Oxford Book of English Verse, The, 1250-1918. Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, ed. (New ed., rev. and enl., 1939) Oxford University Press.

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George Wither - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Son of George Wither, of Hampshire, he was born at Bentworth, near Alton. He was sent to Magdalen College, Oxford, at the age of fifteen, and remained at ...
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George Wither
George Wither. 1588-1677. "Pope in his Dunciad refers to Wither s 'sleeping among the dull of ancient days, safe where no critics damn,' but the ...
http://www.hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com/Hymns_and_Carols/Biographies/george_wither.htm

George Wither -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia
Britannica online encyclopedia article on George Wither: English poet and Puritan pamphleteer, best remembered for a few songs and hymns.
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9077284/George-Wither

George Wither's "Christmas Carol"
George Wither (1588-1667). A Christmas Carol. So now is come our joyful feast, Let every man be jolly; Each room with ivy leaves is dressed, ...
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