▁was ▁an ▁English ▁poet . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Fish er ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Pay ne ▁Fish er , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁capt ains ▁in ▁the ▁royal ▁life ▁guard ▁while ▁Charles ▁I ▁was ▁in ▁Oxford shire , ▁and ▁grand son ▁of ▁Sir ▁William ▁Fish er , ▁kn ight . ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁at ▁W arn ford , ▁Ham pshire , ▁in ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁his ▁mat ernal ▁grand father , ▁Sir ▁Thomas ▁Ne ale . ▁He ▁mat ric ulated ▁at ▁Hart ▁Hall , ▁Oxford , ▁in ▁Michael mas ▁term , ▁ 1 6 3 4 ; ▁three ▁years ▁later ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Mag dal ene ▁College , ▁Cambridge . ▁While ▁at ▁Cambridge ▁he ▁first ▁developed ▁' a ▁r amb ling ▁head ' ▁and ▁a ▁turn ▁for ▁verse - making . ▁He ▁left ▁the ▁university ▁suddenly , ▁around ▁ 1 6 3 8 , ▁and ▁entered ▁the ▁army ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands . ▁There ▁he ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁defence ▁of ▁Bod uc . ▁ ▁Return ing ▁to ▁England ▁before ▁long , ▁he ▁en list ed ▁as ▁an ▁en sign ▁in ▁the ▁army ▁raised ▁( 1 6 3 9 ) ▁by ▁Charles ▁I ▁for ▁the ▁B ish ops ' ▁War , ▁and ▁during ▁this ▁campaign ▁made ▁acquaint ance ▁with ▁the ▁caval ier ▁poet ▁Richard ▁Lov el ace . ▁Sub sequently , ▁Fish er ▁took ▁service ▁in ▁Ireland , ▁where ▁he ▁rose ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁captain , ▁and , ▁returning ▁about ▁ 1 6 4 4 , ▁was ▁made , ▁by ▁Lord ▁Ch ich