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	John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester (April 01, 1647–July 26, 1680) was an English libertine, a friend of King Charles II, and the writer of much satirical and bawdy poetry.
		At age twelve, Rochester matriculated at Wadham College, Oxford, and there, it is said, "grew debauched." At fourteen he was conferred with the degree of M.A. by Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon, who was Chancellor to the University and Rochester's uncle.
		Rochester's life was divided between domesticity in the country and a riotous existence at court, where he was renowned for drunkenness, vivacious conversation, and "extravagant frolics" as part of the Merry Gang (as Andrew Marvell called them).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Wilmot,_2nd_Earl_of_Rochester (1100 words)

	Earl of Rochester - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The title Earl of Rochester was created twice in the Peerage of England.
		The title was created first for Henry Wilmot, but it became extinct at the death of the third Earl, there being no male heirs remaining.
		This title merged with the Earldom of Clarendon in 1723, and became extinct along with it in 1753.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Earl_of_Rochester (186 words)

	John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester (1647-1680) was an English nobleman, a friend of King Charles II of England, and the writer of much satirical and bawdy poetry.
		Rochester was born in Ditchley, Oxfordshire, and educated at Wadham College, Oxford.
		Rochester's most famous verse concerned King Charles II of England, his great friend.
	www.icyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/j/jo/john_wilmot__earl_of_rochester.html (148 words)

	short biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Rochester's mother was Parliamentarian by descent and inclined to Puritanism for possibly expedient means.
		Rochester's life is divided between domesticity in the country and a riotous existence at Court, where he was renowned for drunkenness, vivacious conversation, and "extravagant frolics" as part of the
		At the age of thirty-three, as Rochester lay dying - from syphilis, it is assumed - his mother had him attended by her religious associates; a deathbed renunciation of atheism was published and promulgated as the conversion of a prodigal.
	www.druidic.org /roc-bio.htm (577 words)

	A Profane Wit : The Life of John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester
		To the filmmakers Rochester's atrophy is presented as a kind of heroic metaphor for unwillingness to compromise (even if that unwillingness to compromise meant that he lived only for the moment and only for himself).
		Rochester's drink-driven poetry and riotous actions were attempts at a kind of semblance of freedom that he actually did not have.
		Rochester himself makes only a couple of brief appearances but this is an excellent and entertaining way to familiarize yourself with the England of Charles II and the surronding cast of characters (Lady Castlemaine, Duke of Buckingham, Nell Gwynn, etc...) that will be mentioned in any Rochester biography.
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	glbtq >> literature >> Rochester, John Wilmot, Earl of (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Born at Ditchley in Oxfordshire, the son of Henry Wilmot, First Earl of Rochester, and Anne St. John, Countess of Rochester, John was educated primarily at Oxford.
		Although many readers have focused on Rochester's scathing satires on the upper class, as well as the "Satyr Against Reason and Mankind" (one of his "cleanest" poems) as the most intellectually challenging of his body of work, it is in his satires against sexuality, particularly heterosexuality, that Rochester's poetic voice finds its most powerful expression.
		The focus of heterosexual marriage, or at least of a monogamous relationship in Rochester's poetry, is intercourse.
	www.glbtq.com /literature/rochester_j.html (895 words)

	Elkanah Settle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The success of this play led the earl of Rochester to encourage the new writer as a rival to John Dryden.
		The play was printed with a preface to the Earl of Norwich, in which Settle described with scorn the effusive dedications of other dramatic poets.
		Dryden was obviously aimed at, and he co-operated with John Crowne and Thomas Shadwell in an abusive pamphlet entitled "Notes and Observations on the Empress of Morocco" (1674), to which Settle replied in "Some Notes and Observations on the Empress of Morocco revised" (1674).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elkanah_Settle (454 words)

	The character and works of the second earl of Rochester
		John Wilmot, earl of Rochester, the one man of undisputed genius among them (the Court Poets), will ever be memorable for the waywardness and complexity of his character, for the vigour and energy of his verse.
		At last Rochester became enamoured of a wood-nymph, compared with whom `Salmacis was not more charming,' and whom he visited in the garb of an old gentlewoman, thus giving the court the matter of not a little gossip, before the king, passing by that road to New market, took him into favour again.
		And thus it was that Rochester's vices became legendary, that Rochester himself was chosen as an awful example of demoniacal passion, a kind of bogey to frighten children withal.
	www.ourcivilisation.com /smartboard/shop/wilmotj/lifework.htm (3466 words)

	Rochester, John Wilmot, 2d earl of - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		ROCHESTER, JOHN WILMOT, 2D EARL OF [Rochester, John Wilmot, 2d earl of] 1647-80, English poet and courtier, b.
		Although his poetry is primarily characterized by its wit, its polish, and its licentiousness, an undercurrent of piety runs through much of his work.
		In the last years of his life, Rochester underwent a religious conversion.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-rochestjw.html (204 words)

	Nerve.com - Jack's Naughty Bits: John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester, The Complete Poems by Jack Murnighan
		The Earl of Rochester (né John Wilmot) was the greatest lover of the seventeenth century and the naughtiest poet since Aretino.
		The first is a dialogue between Rochester and a postboy, and is a kind of seventeenth-century "mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the baddest of them all?" The postboy's answer won't surprise us, for Rochester's list of infamies is unrivaled.
		Finally, Rochester sings a little song against having sex with a woman on her period (in seventeenth-century slang, when she's "in time of flowers").
	www.nerve.com /regulars/jacksnaughtybits/rochester (584 words)

	The Complete Poems Book by Earl of Rochester, John Wilmot at Total-Photographer.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		John Wilmot, the notorious Earl of Rochester, was the darling of the polished, profligate court of Charles II.
		Rochester's poetry is both funny and irrevirent, and his genuine hatred of mankind is tangible and heart warming.
		The 'The Complete Poems Book by Earl of Rochester, John Wilmot' and all other items from Amazon.com, are offered on the understanding that prices and availability may change at any time and are subject to Amazon.com's Conditions of use and sale.
	www.total-photographer.com /Amazon_Pages/_The+Complete+Poems_0300097131_z.asp (828 words)

	Tennyson and Brontë loved his poetry. So why is the Earl of Rochester remembered only as a drunken lech? - [Sunday ...
		The abduction was ill-conceived and it wasn’t long before she was rescued and Rochester was sent to the Tower.
		Rochester’s life after that oscillated between periods of relative sobriety at his country seat and drunken antics at court.
		The garland, of course, was the mark of the poet laureate and the composition is a broadside from Rochester against those of his contemporaries whose portraits he found pompous and self-aggrandising.
	www.sundayherald.com /52623 (1693 words)

	The Libertine (2004) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		It was a tragically realistic yet witty and humorous look at the Restoration period in England, but more specifically depicted the latter stages of the life of the Second Earl Of Rochester, a poet, who endured a short and debauched life.
		Depp's portrayal of the Earl showed a range of emotions, incredible nuances and a depth of empathy never before seen on screen, best illustrated during the scene where The Earl addresses parliament - which has to be the most gut wrenching scene, rife with fervor but with credibility.
		The reproduction of the 'family' Portrait of the Earl with the monkey is an excellent example.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0375920 (682 words)

	Earl of Rochester (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Earl of Rochester is one of the topics in focus at Global Oneness.
		Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset (24 January 1638- 29 January 1706) was an English poet and courtier, son of Richard Sackville, 5th Earl of Dorset (1622-1677).
		His mother was Frances Cranfield, sister and heiress of Lionel, 3rd Earl of Middlesex, to whose estates and title he succeeded in 1674, being created Baron Cranfield and 4th Earl of Middlesex in 1675.
	www.experiencefestival.com /earl_of_rochester (921 words)

	Letter XXI-On the Earl of Rochester and Mr. Waller. Voltaire, François Marie Arouet de. 1909-14. Letters on the ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		I shall only observe that Waller, though born in a Court, and to an estate of five or six thousand pounds sterling a year, was never so proud or so indolent as to lay aside the happy talent which Nature had indulged him.
		The Earls of Dorset and Roscommon, the two Dukes of Buckingham, the Lord Halifax, and so many other noblemen, did not think the reputation they obtained of very great poets and illustrious writers, any way derogatory to their quality.
		They also have made learning appear venerable in the eyes of the vulgar, who have need to be led in all things by the great; and who, nevertheless, fashion their manners less after those of the nobility (in England I mean) than in any other country in the world.
	www.bartleby.com /34/2/21.html (1365 words)

	The Earl of Rochester
		John Wilmot, the notorious Earl of Rochester, lived between 1647 and 1680.
		Rochester's short life was rife with scandal and remorse, with acts of heroic bravery and of cowardice.
		Rochester's writing expresses the darker side of the age of Dryden and others.
	www.idir.net /~nedblake/rochester.html (827 words)

	The Real Rochester
		John Wilmot, the second Earl of Rochester was one of the most infamous rakes from the Restoration period.
		The account of those salutary conferences is given by Burnet, in a book intituled, Some Passages of the Life and Death of John earl of Rochester, which the critick ought to read for its elegance, the philosopher for its arguments, and the saint for its piety.
		When Rochester and Jane are reunited after the fire at Thornfield, their conversation resembles that of a confessional and rebirth.
	www.umd.umich.edu /casl/hum/eng/classes/434/charweb/lemaux3.htm (1115 words)

	A brief biography of John Wilmot, the second earl of Rochester (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester, was born at Ditchley Manor House in Oxfordshire.
		When Rochester became notorious as one of the most debauched of the court wits, a number of legends gathered about his name.
		During his lifetime Rochester's poetry appeared in broadsides or was circulated in manuscript; only after his death was it collected, and both the authenticity and accuracy of many texts are still being established.
	www.ourcivilisation.com /smartboard/shop/wilmotj/about.htm (188 words)

	John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		John Wilmot 2nd Earl of Rochester (1647 - 1680) was an English nobleman a friend King Charles II of England and the writer of much satirical bawdy poetry.
		Having carried out the Grand Tour he became the toast of the Restoration court and a patron of the He married an heiress Elizabeth Malet but many mistresses including the actress Elizabeth Barry.
		Shortly before his death he had change of heart largely thanks to the of Bishop Gilbert Burnet.
	www.freeglossary.com /John_Wilmot%2C_Earl_of_Rochester (130 words)

	Lord John Wilmot at Old Poetry
		JOHN WILMOT, 2ND EARL OF ROCHESTER English poet and wit,had a wide reputation for his bawdry, lewd and sometimes offensive poetry, was the son of Henry Wilmot, 1st Earl.
		In spite of the king’s support of Rochester’s suit, Miss Malet refused to marry the earl, who thereupon had her seized (1665) from her uncle’s coach.
		Not content with making or unmaking the reputation of the maids of honour and the courtiers by his squibs and songs, Rochester aspired to be a patron of poetry and an arbiter of taste, but he was vain and capricious, tolerating no rivals in his capacity of patron.
	www.oldpoetry.com /oauthor/show/Lord_John_Wilmot (1345 words)

	The Earl of Rochester as Alexander Bendo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The king did not use to let Lord Rochester remain so long in exile: he grew weary of it, and being displeased that he was forgotten, he posted up to London to wait till it might be his majesty's pleasure to recall him.
		He first took up his habitation in the city, among the capital tradesmen and rich merchants, where politeness indeed is not so much cultivated as at court; but where pleasure, luxury, and abundance reign with less confusion, and more sincerity.
		Lord Rochester's speech when he exhibited as a mountebank on Tower Hill, is so remarkable a document, that it seems well worthy of a place here.
	www.pseudopodium.org /repress/grammont/bendo.html (1323 words)

	John Wilmot, Second Earl of Rochester (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Complete Poems of John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester, David M. Vieth, Ed.
		Some Passages in the Life and Death of John Earl of Rochester.
		Rochester and other Literary Rakes of the Court of Charles II.
	www.ealasaid.com /fan/rochester/bibliography.html (99 words)

	Rochester, New Hampshire
		Rochester was incorporated as a city in 1891.
		Rochester grew by a total of 14,685 residents over fifty years, the ninth largest increase, going from 13,776 in 1950 to 28,461 residents in 2000.
		Rochester contains 44.8 square miles of land area and 0.6 square miles of inland water area.
	www.nhes.state.nh.us /elmi/htmlprofiles/rochester.html (342 words)

	Lord Rochester and the Problems of Authorship
		The Debt to Pleasure: John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester, in the eyes of his contemporaries and in his own poetry and prose.
		Lord Rochester's Monkey: The Life of John Wilmot, Second Earl of Rochester.
		The Poems of John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester.
	www.columbia.edu /~bho2001/rochester/roc43.html (92 words)

	NPG 804; John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester
		John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester (1647-1680), Poet and libertine.
		A member of the most dissolute and licentious court circles, Rochester with his ready wit alternately fascinated and enraged Charles II, who dismissed him from court at least once a year, but always had him immediately recalled.
		As a poet his name is chiefly associated with a number of obscene and pornographic works, but he was also a satirist and lyricist of genius.
	www.npg.org.uk /live/search/portrait.asp?mkey=mw05397 (178 words)

	ROCHESTER, JOHN WILMOT... - Online Information article about ROCHESTER, JOHN WILMOT... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Miss Malet refused to marry the earl, who thereupon had her seized (1665) from her See also:
		Rochester was pursued, and Charles, who was very angry, sent him to the See also:
		play in heroic couplets, Sodom, was printed in 1684, and is supposed, in spite of Rochester's denial, to have been chiefly his work.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /RHY_RON/ROCHESTER_JOHN_WILMOT_2ND_EARL.html (1968 words)

	64871. Wilmot, 2nd Earl Of Rochester, John. The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Let your well-discerning palate (the best judge about you) travel from cellar to cellar and then from piece to piece till it has lighted on wine fit for its noble choice and my approbation.
		John Wilmot, 2nd Earl Of Rochester (1647–1680), British poet, courtier.
		The Letters of John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester (1980).
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	Books tagged "John Wilmot Earl of Rochester" \| LibraryThing
		Rochester, John Wilmot, Earl of, 1647-1680 > Correspondence (1)
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		The debt to pleasure : John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester, in th… by John Adlard [alexbendo]
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	Selected Works (Earl of Rochester) - John Wilmot - Penguin Classics
		In one of his most audacious roles ever, Johnny Depp will star in The Libertine as John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester (1647-80), the brightest star at the court of the "Merry Monarch," King Charles II, played by John Malkovich.
		While living a life of reckless debauchery and sexual adventuring, Rochester produced comic verse, scurrilous satires, and highly explicit erotica.
		With endless literary disguises, rhymes and alliteration, humor and humanity, Rochester's poems hold up a mirror to the extravagances and absurdities of his age.
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