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George Herbert
(1593 - 1633)

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1593 Born in Montgomery, Wales, on 3 April 3
1596 Father dies
1612 Publishes first verses (two memorial poems in Latin on the death of Prince Henry, the heir apparent)
1613 Earns a B.A. with distinction from Trinity College, Cambridge
1616 Earns a M.A. with distinction from Trinity College, Cambridge
1618 Appointed Reader in Rhetoric at Cambridge
1620 Elected public orator
1624 Elected to represent Montgomery in Parliament
1627 Mother dies
1629 Marries Jane Danvers
1630 Takes holy orders in the Church of England
1633 A Priest to the Temple published
1633 Dies 1 March
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