William Alabaster

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Born	January 27, 1568 • England
Died	April 1640 (aged 72)
Notable Works	“Roxana”

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Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) only confirmed photograph of Emily Dickinson. 1978 scan of a Daguerreotype. ca. 1847; in the Amherst College Archives. American poet. See Notes:

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