Giles Fletcher

Giles Fletcher the Younger (c. 1586 – 1623) was an English cleric and poet chiefly known for his long allegorical poem Christ's Victory and Triumph (1610). His father Giles Fletcher the Elder and brother Phineas Fletcher were also poets.

Quotes

• Only bend thy knee to me,
  Thy wooing shall thy winning be!
  • "Wooing Song", refrain

• Every thing doth pass away;
  There is danger in delay:
  Come, come, gather then the rose,
  Gather it, or it you lose!
  • "Wooing Song"

External links

• Encyclopedic article on Giles Fletcher on Wikipedia