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To Daffodils

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"To Daffodils" is a poem by Robert Herrick, an English cleric and poet. The poem is known for its use of beginning rhyme, where successive lines of verse rhyme. For example, in Herrick's poem, the lines "As yet the early-rising sun / Has not attained his noon" demonstrate this technique. Herrick, born in 1591, was part of the Cavalier poets and is also remembered for the line "Gather ye rosebuds while ye may". His poetry often explores themes of human sentiment, rural life, and the fleeting nature of beauty and love, characterized by technical mastery and a classical influence.123

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