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All transitory titles I detest a virtuous life I mean to boast alone. Our birth's our sires' our virtues be our own.
Michael Drayton
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Michael Drayton
Age: 68 †
Born: 1563
Born: January 1
Died: 1631
Died: December 23
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Hartshill
Warwickshire
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