Richard Barnfield

(1574–1627) Poet United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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Richard Barnfield was a poet from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, best known for Poems, 1594-1598.

Quick Facts About Richard Barnfield

Born: January 1, 1574
Died: January 1, 1627
Nationality: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Profession: Poet
Notable works: Poems, 1594-1598

About Richard Barnfield

Richard Barnfield was an English poet. His relationship with William Shakespeare has long made him interesting to scholars. It has been suggested that he was the "rival poet" mentioned in Shakespeare's sonnets.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Richard Barnfield

Love is a fiend, a fire, a heaven, a hell Where pleasure, pain, and sad repentance dwell

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Fire

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If it be sin to love a lovely lad Oh there sin I.

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Ifs

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He that is thy friend indeed, - He will help thee in thy need: - If thou sorrow, he will weep; -…

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Bears

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As it fell upon a day In the merry month of May, Sitting in a pleasant shade Which a grove of myrtles…

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Grove

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Every one that flatters thee Is no friend in misery. Words are easy, like the wind, Faithful friends are hard to find.

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Easy

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“Apply thy minde to be a vertuous man Auoyd ill company (the spoyle of youth;) To follow Vertues Lore doo what thou…

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Art

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Nothing is more certain than uncertainties: / Fortune is full of fresh variety; / Constant in nothing but inconstancy.

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Certain

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All is amiss. Love is dying, faith's defying, heart's denying.

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Defying

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Gold is a deep-persuading orator.

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Gold

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Money is the sovereign queen of all delights - for her, the lawyer pleads, the soldier fights.

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Delight

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