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Henry Wotton

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Also known as Sir Henry Wotton

English writer, poet, politician and ambassador (1568-1639)

Person · Open Library

Born
1568
Died
1639
Works
39

Top works

  • A complete key to the Tale of a tub
  • A short vievv of the life and death of George Villers, Duke of Buckingham
  • Reliquiae Wottonianae : or, A collection of lives, letters, poems; with characters of sundry personages
  • An essays on the education of children in the first rudiments of learning
  • Reliquiae Wottonianae. Or A Collection Of {Lives, Letters, Poems; With Characters Of Sundry Personages

via Open Library + Wikidata

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
29
Total plays
53

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Quotes

  • How happy is he born and taught,That serveth not another's will;Whose armor is his honest thought,And simple truth his utmost skill!
  • Who God doth late and early pray,More of his grace than gifts to send,And entertains the harmless dayWith a well-chosen book or friend.
  • Lord of himself, though not of lands;And having nothing, yet hath all.
  • You meaner beauties of the night,That poorly satisfy our eyesMore by your number than your light;You common people of the skies,What are you when the sun shall rise?
  • Love lodged in a woman's breastIs but a guest.
  • He first deceased; she for a little triedTo live without him, liked it not, and died.

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Works in European collections

2 objects attributed to Henry Wotton, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana