From "Reason and Affection". First published in Paradyse of Dainty Devices (1576), revised in the 1596 edition. It is also known as "Being in Love he complaineth". Published by Grosart in Miscellanies of the Fuller Worthies' Library, Vol. IV (1872)
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A valiant mind no deadly danger fears;
— Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford
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About Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford
Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford (12 April 1550 – 24 June 1604) was an Elizabethan courtier, poet and patron of numerous writers.
About Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford
Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford (12 April 1550 – 24 June 1604) was an Elizabethan courtier, poet and patron of numerous writers.
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