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Drummond of Hawthornden |
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Drummond of Hawthornden [ˈdrʌmənd, ˈhɔːθɔːndən] n (Biographies / Drummond of Hawthornden, William (1585-1649) M, Scottish, WRITING: poet, HISTORY: historian, WRITING: pamphleteer) William. 1585-1649, Scottish poet, historian, and royalist pamphleteer How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The Elizabethan spirit is present but mingled with seventeenth century melancholy in the sonnets and other poems of the Scotch gentleman William Drummond of Hawthornden (the name of his estate near Edinburgh), who in quiet life-long retirement lamented the untimely death of the lady to whom he had been betrothed or meditated on heavenly things. *Conversation of Ben Jonson with Drummond of Hawthornden. |
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