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John Lyly
(1554 - 1606 / England)
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John Lyly, English Poet, Prose writer, Dramatist, Playwright and Politician, was born in Kent about 1554 though brought up in Canterbury. His father Peter Lyly was the Registrar of Canterbury and his grandfather William Lyly, a well-known grammarian. more >>
 
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Hark, hark, with what a pretty throat
Poor robin-redbreast tunes his note;
Hark, how the jolly cuckoos sing
Cuckoo—to welcome in the spring!
Cuckoo—to welcome in the spri...
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John Lyly (1553-1606), British poet. Alexander and Campaspe. . . Oxford Book of English Verse, The, 1250-1918. Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, ed. (New ...
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''Cupid and my Campaspe played
At cards for kisses,''
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John Lyly (1553-1606), British poet. Alexander and Campaspe. . . Oxford Book of English Verse, The, 1250-1918. Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, ed. (New ...
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