Cavalier poets

American  

plural noun

1. a group of English poets, including Herrick, Carew, Lovelace, and Suckling, mainly at the court of Charles I.

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Cavalier poets British  

plural noun

1. a group of mid-17th-century English lyric poets, mostly courtiers of Charles I. Chief among them were Robert Herrick, Thomas Carew, Sir John Suckling, and Richard Lovelace

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Etymology

Origin of Cavalier poets

First recorded in 1875–80

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Cavalier poets

The Cavalier poets wrote much lyrical verse, mostly in lighter vein, but the religious poets strike a deeper note.

From Halleck's New English Literature by Reuben Post Halleck

We use the term here in a narrower sense, excluding the followers of Daniel and that later group known as the Cavalier poets.

From English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World by William Joseph Long

What is the typical subject matter of the Cavalier poets?

From Halleck's New English Literature by Reuben Post Halleck

What is meant by the terms Cavalier poets, Spenserian poets, Metaphysical poets?

From English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World by William Joseph Long

There is very little poetry in the volume, only a striking facility in rime, brightened by the devil-may-care spirit of the Cavalier poets; but as a revelation of the man himself it is remarkable.

From English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World by William Joseph Long

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