1663 in poetry
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Events[]
- February 24 – John Milton marries his third wife, Elizabeth Minshull, 31 years his junior, at St Mary Aldermary in the City of London.
- Robert Herrick begins publishing his Poor Robin's Almanack
Works published[]
- Samuel Butler, Hudibras. The First Part: Written in the time of the late wars, published anonymously (see also Hudibras, The Second Part 1664, Hudibras. The First and Second Parts 1674, Hudibras. The Third and Last Part 1678, Hudibras. In Three Parts 1684)[1]
- Abraham Cowley, Verses, Lately Written Upon Several Occasions[1]
- Sir William Davenant, Poem, to the King's Most Sacred Majesty[1]
- John Dryden, To The Lady Castlemaine, Upon Her Incouraging His First Play, a poem[2]
- Thomas Jordan, A Royal Arbor of Loyal Poesie[1]
- Józef Bartłomiej Zimorowic, Sielanki nowe ruskie (New Ruthenian Pastorals)
Births[]
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
- February 25 – Peter Anthony Motteux, born Pierre Antoine Motteux (died 1718), French-born English playwright, translator, editor, author and poet
- August 20 – Amalia Königsmarck (died 1740), Swedish noble and dilettante
- October 9 – Giovanni Mario Crescimbeni (died 1728), Italian critic and poet
- William King (died 1712), English writer
- George Stepney (died 1707), English diplomat and poet
Deaths[]
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
- Bihari Lal (born 1595), Hindi poet, wrote the Satasaī ("Seven Hundred Verses")
- Approximate date – Robert Sempill the younger (born c.1595), Scottish poet
See also[]
- Poetry
- 17th century in poetry
- 17th century in literature
- Restoration literature
Notes[]
Categories:
- 17th-century poetry
- 1663