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Richard Lovelace

Richard Lovelace (1618 - 1657) English poet and nobleman. He was imprisoned briefly in 1642 for supporting the Royalists[?] during the time of Oliver Cromwell. While in prison, Lovelace wrote the words for which he is perhaps most famous:
Stone walls do not a prison make,
Nor iron bars a cage;
Minds innocent and quiet take
That for an hermitage;
If I have freedom in my love,
And in my soul am free,
Angels alone, that soar above,
Enjoy such liberty.

from "To Althea. From Prison".

External Link

  • the e-texts of Richard Lovelace's The Lucasta Poems (http://www.abacci.com/books/book.asp?bookID=1217)



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