biography
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| lived:
| (1613–58)
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| biography:
| Cavalier poet, born in Loughborough, Leicestershire, C England, UK. He studied at Christ's College, Cambridge, and also at St John's, where he was elected to a fellowship in 1634. He joined the Royalist army, and was appointed judge advocate at Newark, but was obliged to surrender with the garrison. He was extremely popular as a poet in his day, being known for his elegies and satires. |
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