Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Richard Lovelace
Born: 1618
Died: 1657 (aged 39)
Bio: Richard Lovelace was an English poet in the seventeenth century. He was a cavalier poet who fought on behalf of the king during the Civil War. His best known works are "To Althea, from Prison," and "To Lucasta, Going to the Warres."
Known for:
- The Cavalier Poets
- Lucasta
- The Poems Of Richard Lovelace
- Songs and sonnets