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Born	1552 or 1553 • London • England
Died	January 13, 1599 • London • England
Notable Works	“A View of the Present State of Ireland” • “Amoretti” • “Colin Clouts Come Home Again” • “Complaints” • “Mutabilitie Cantos” • “The Faerie Queene” • “The Shepheardes Calender”

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