Edmund Waller

Edmund Waller, FRS (3 March 1606 – 21 October 1687) was an English poet and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1624 and 1679.

Read more about Edmund Waller:  Early Life, Early Parliamentary Career, Marriage, Speeches, "Waller's Plot", Banishment, Return To England, Later Life, Verse

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    The yielding marble of her snowy breast.
    Edmund Waller (1606–1687)

    A narrow compass! and yet there
    Dwelt all that’s good, and all that’s fair!
    —Edmund Waller (1606–1687)