#george wither

[oswincoleman]

Jenna Coleman advent calendar

7th of December

One year ago today, Jenna Coleman recited an extract of a Christmas carol by George Wither, as part of the Charlie Waller Virtual Carol Service.

[modernalchemy]

“Old Sages by the Figure of the Snake  Encircled thus) did oft expression make  Of Annual-Revolutions; and of things,  Which wheele about in everlasting-rings;  There ending, where they first of all begun… These Roundells, help to shew the Mystery  of that immense and blest Eternitie,  From whence the CREATURE sprung, and into whom  It shall again, with full perfection come” – George Wither's A Collection of Emblemes, Ancient and Moderne (London, 1635)

[oswincoleman]

Some pictures of Jenna Coleman's reading of an extract of a Christmas carol by George Wither, as part of the Charlie Waller Virtual Carol Service earlier today.

[deathly-maiden]

A Sonnet Upon A Stolen Kiss by George Wither

[famousdeaths]

George Wither : Born June 11, 1588 : Died May 2, 1667

George Wither was a prolific English poet, pamphleteer, satirist and writer of hymns. Wither's long life spanned one of the most tumultuous periods in the histo...

Link: George Wither

[sluglunch]

A Collection of Emblemes, Ancient and Moderne by George Wither