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Michael Drayton

Michael Drayton (1563 – 23 December 1631) was an English poet who came to prominence in the Elizabethan era.

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    “Before my face it lays down my despairs,
    And hastes me on unto a sudden death,”
    —Michael Drayton (1563–1631)

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    “Virginia,
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