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Richard Lovelace
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'''Richard Lovelace''' (
1618–
1657 or
1658) was an
England English poet and
nobleman, born in
Woolwich,
Kent, today part of southeast
London. He was one of the
cavalier poets, and a noted
Charles I of England royalist. The "Lucasta" to whom he dedicated much of his verse was Lucy Sacheverell, whom he often called Lux Casta. Unfortunately, she mistakenly believed that he died at the Battle of Dunkirk in 1646 and so married another. He was imprisoned briefly in
1648 for supporting the
Cavaliers Royalists during the time of
Oliver Cromwell. During this period he spent his fortune to help supply Royalist forces, and died in penury shortly thereafter. His brother then published his poetry posthumously.
His most quoted excerpts are from the beginning of the last stanza of ''To Althea, From Prison'':
:Stone walls do not a prison make,
Nor iron bars a cage;
Minds innocent and quiet take
That for an hermitage
and the end of ''To Lucasta. Going to the Warres'':
:I could not love thee, dear, so much,
Lov'd I not Honour more.
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The Lucasta Poems – The E-texts
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The Lucasta Poems by Richard Lovelace – Project Gutenberg
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Poetry Archive: 164 poems of Richard Lovelace
Category:1618 births Lovelace, Richard
Category:1657 deaths Lovelace, Richard
Category:English poets Lovelace, Richard
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