richard lovelace

     

He was actually in prison when he wrote, "Stone walls do not a prison make, nor iron bars a cage"

Trivia about richard lovelace

  • He was actually in the slammer -- London's Gatehouse, to be precise -- when he wrote "To Althea From Prison
  • In one prison he wrote "To Lucasta, going to the wars"; in another prison he wrote "To Althea"
  • While in prison he wrote, "I could not love thee, dear, so much, loved I not honor more"
  • He knew a lot about "Stone Walls": he was imprisoned in 1642 & 1648 & wrote famous poems both times

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