Katherine Philips (January 1, 1631 – June 22, 1664), was an Anglo-Welsh poet. Born in London, she was daughter of John Fowler, a Presbyterian, and a merchant of Bucklersbury, London. Katharine is said to have read the Bible through before she was five years old. She broke with Presbyterian traditions in both religion and politics, and became an ardent admirer of the king and his church policy, and in 1647 married James Philips, a Welsh Parliamentarian. January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... // Events February 5 - Roger Williams emigrates to Boston. ... June 22 is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 192 days remaining. ... Events March 12 - New Jersey becomes a colony of England. ... A poet is some one who writes poetry. ... For other uses, see London (disambiguation). ... Presbyterianism is part of the Reformed churches family of denominations of Christian Protestantism based on the teachings of John Calvin which traces its institutional roots to the Scottish Reformation, especially as led by John Knox. ... For other uses, see London (disambiguation). ... The Gutenberg Bible owned by the United States Library of Congress The Bible (Hebrew: תנ״ך tanakh, Greek: η Βίβλος hÄ“ biblos) (sometimes The Holy Bible, The Book, Work of God, The Word, The Good Book or Scripture), from Greek (τα) βίβλια, (ta) biblia, (the) books, is the name used by Jews and Christians for their... // Events March 14 - Thirty Years War: Bavaria, Cologne, France and Sweden sign the Truce of Ulm. ... For an explanation of often confusing terms such as Great Britain, Britain, United Kingdom, England and Wales and England, see British Isles (terminology). ...

Her home at the Priory, Cardigan, Wales became the centre of a society of friendship, the members of which were known to one another by fantastic names, Philips being "Orinda", her husband "Antenor", and Sir Charles Cotterel "Poliarchus". "The matchless Orinda", as her admirers called her, was regarded as the apostle of female friendship, and inspired great respect. Jeremy Taylor in 1659 dedicated to her his Discourse on the Nature, Offices and Measures of Friendship, and Cowley, Henry Vaughan the Silurist, the Earl of Roscommon and the Earl of Cork and Orrery all celebrated her talent. In 1662 she went to Dublin to pursue her husbands claim to certain Irish estates, there she completed a translation of Pierre Corneille's Pompe, produced with great success in 1663 in the Smock Alley Theatre, and printed in the same year both in Dublin and London. She went to London in March 1664 with a nearly completed translation of Corneilles Horace, but died of smallpox. The literary atmosphere of her circle is preserved in the excellent Letters of Orinda to Poliarchus, published by Bernard Lintot in 1705 and 1709. Poliarchus (Sir Charles Cotterel) was master of the ceremonies at the court of the Restoration, and afterwards translated the romances of La Calprende. Mrs Philips had two children, one of whom, Katharine, became the wife of Lewis Wogan of Boulston, Pembrokeshire. Cardigan (Welsh: Aberteifi) is the county town of Cardiganshire (or Ceredigion) in mid Wales. ... Jeremy Taylor is depicted in this portrait at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge University. ... // Events May 25 - Richard Cromwell resigns as Lord Protector of England following the restoration of the Long Parliament, beginning a second brief period of the republican government called the Commonwealth. ... Henry Vaughan (April 17, 1622 - April 28, 1695) was a Welsh Metaphysical poet and a doctor, the twin brother of the philosopher Thomas Vaughan. ... Wentworth Dillon, Earl of Roscommon (1633–1685) References Johnson, Samuel. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Events February 1 - The Chinese pirate Koxinga seizes the island of Taiwan after a nine-month siege. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... Pierre Corneille (June 6, 1606–October 1, 1684) was a French tragedian tragedian who was one of the three great 17th Century French dramatists, along with Molière and Racine. ... // Events Prix de Rome scholarship established for students of the arts. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... Events March 12 - New Jersey becomes a colony of England. ... Smallpox (also known by the Latin names Variola or Variola vera) is a highly contagious viral disease unique to humans. ... Barnaby Bernard Lintot (Lintott before 1724, usually referred to as Bernard and very rarely as Barnaby) (December 1, 1675 - February 9, 1736), English publisher, was born at Southwater, Sussex, and started business as a publisher in London about 1698. ... // Events Construction begins on Blenheim Palace, in Oxfordshire, England. ... // Events January 12 - Two-month freezing period begins in France - The coast of the Atlantic and Seine River freeze, crops fail and at least 24. ... Pembrokeshire (Welsh: Sir Benfro) is a county in the southwest of Wales in the United Kingdom. ...

References

• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.

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External links

• The Women Writers Archive