Corbet — Chambers's Encyclopaedia

Corbet, RICHARD, poet and bishop, was born in 1582, son of a gardener in Ewell, Surrey. From Westminster School he passed to Broadgates Hall (now Pembroke College), next to Christ Church, Oxford. He took orders, and had already enjoyed preferments at Cassington, Oxfordshire, and Stewkley, Bucks, as well as a prebend in Salisbury,

A detailed botanical illustration of a portion of a branch of Corallina officinalis, showing its characteristic branching structure and small, rounded, fleshy leaves. — Portion of Branch of *Corallina officinalis* magnified. (From Landsborough.)

An architectural illustration of a corbel, showing a stone projection from a wall, supporting a heavy, ornate capital or column. — Corbel:
Kirkstall Abbey.

when in 1620 he was made Dean of Christ Church at thirty-seven. In 1624 he was appointed to the see of Oxford, and translated to that of Norwich in 1632. Here he died in 1635, and was buried in his cathedral. Corbet's poetry reflects the cheerful and genial temper of the man. His longest piece is Iter Boreale, an account of the holiday-tour of four students; the best, as well as the best known, is the Fairies' Farewell. Corbet was famous throughout life for his conviviality and wit.