He wrote poems to both George and Lady Magdalen Herbert. Dismissed from his post as secretary to Sir Thomas Egerton after he married Egerton's niece, he was later was appointed dean of St. Paul's Cathedral.
He wrote poems to both George and Lady Magdalen Herbert. Dismissed from his post as secretary to Sir Thomas Egerton after he married Egerton's niece, he was later was appointed dean of St. Paul's Cathedral. Known for the collection called Holy Sonnets, the most famous of which begins "Death, be not proud", he is best remembered now as the foremost of the metaphysical poets. For 10 points, name the author of "The Flea" and "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning".
He wrote poems to both George and Lady Magdalen Herbert. Dismissed from his post as secretary to Sir Thomas Egerton after he married Egerton's niece, he was later was appointed dean of St. Paul's Cathedral.
John {Donne}