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A narrow compass! and yet there Dwelt all that 's good, and all that 's fair; Give me but what this riband bound, Take all the rest the sun goes round.


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Author Bio


  • NameEdmund Waller
  • DescriptionEnglish poet and politician
  • AliasesGentleman that loves the peace,; True son of the Church of England and a lover of his countries liberty
  • BornMarch 3, 1606
  • DiedOctober 21, 1687
  • CountryEngland
  • ProfessionPoet; Politician
  • AwardsFellow Of The Royal Society