George Wither (1588 - 1667) was a British poet whose work tended to be political, pastoral, satirical, or religious. Educated briefly then sent off to find a position in the court, he eventually served as a major general in England’s civil war. Admired by some for its simplicity, dismissed by others for the same reason, his poems are generally more accessible (and enjoyable) than others written during that time. George’s poems put him in prison twice (the moral of that story being: don’t tick off the king!); during one of those incarcerations, he produced what is considered his finest work