“These observations are history, such as surprised me in the reading, and which least my memory should betray me, I committed to writing. They are singular accidents, and therefore more powerful to arrest the eye, and make the imagination stand amazed at the vicissitude of time and fortune.”
About William Habington
4 November 1605–30 November 1654
In the rich tapestry of seventeenth-century English poetry, William Habington occupies a distinctive position—neither as celebrated as John Donne nor as experimental as George Herbert, yet possessing a unique voice that championed marital love and spiritual devotion with rare sincerity. His story unfolds against the…