生平
沃恩側(cè)身于玄學(xué)派詩人之列,受喬治·赫伯特影響較大,然而他有自己的風(fēng)格:一是對(duì)天真無邪的童年之向往,二是對(duì)自然環(huán)境有敏感的反應(yīng)。沃恩詩歌的這兩大特點(diǎn)對(duì)后來的浪漫主義詩人華茲華斯有很大影響。沃恩的主要著作有詩集《矽土的火花》或稱《圣詩集》(1650)(Silex Scintillans: or Sacred Poems and Pious Ejaculations)。
史籍記載
If a star were confined into a tomb, Her captive flames must needs burn there; But when the hand that locked her up gives room, She’ll shine through all the sphere.
若一顆星被禁錮在墳?zāi)估,她那被囚的火必在里頭燃燒。一旦扼她的手放松了力氣,她的光芒將遍照空穹。
-Henry Vaughan(1650)