Much of the poetry of the 17th century was heavily romantic, focusing on damsels and decadent parties where the Roman wine God Bacchaus ruled supreme. Amongst the movements' teachings was the idea of "Carpe Diem" - the Latin phrase for "seize the day". Herrick, fascinated by this ancient philosophy, centred many of his poems on the theme, cautioning people to use their time wisely. Robert Herrick was one of the "Tribe of Ben", a group …showed first 75 words of 4048 total…

…showed last 75 words of 4048 total…Classical Ceremony John Hopkin's University Press 1967  Roger B. Rollin Robert Herrick Twayne Publishers 1992 ISBN 0805770127  Sarah Gilead Ungathering Ye Rosebuds: Herrick's misreading of Carpe Diem Critisism: A Quarterly for Literature and the Arts 1985 Other Resources Used Websites:  http://www.luminarium.org  http://people.whitman.edu/~dipasqtm/herrick.htm  http://athena.english.vt.edu/~jmooney/renmats/cavaliers.htm  http://www.bartleby.com/217/0107.html  http://encarta.msn.com/text_761566707___2/Versification.html