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Henry Wotton Quotes
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Sir Henry Wotton ( 1568 - December, 1639 ) was an English author and diplomat. Sourced 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! The Character of a Happy Life...


Biography

Name: Sir Henry Wotton
Variant Name: Henry Wotton
Birth Date: March 30, 1568
Death Date: December 5, 1639
Nationality: British
Gender: Male

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Biography of Sir Henry Wotton
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Sir Henry Wotton is remembered today primarily as a diplomat and letter writer during the reign of James I, as provost of Eton during the reign of Charles I, and as the author of two of the most frequently anthologized poems of the earlier seventeenth...


Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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Henry Wotton Information
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Sir Henry Wotton (1568 - December, 1639) was an English author and diplomat. The son of Thomas Wotton (1521-1587), brother of Edward Wotton, 1st Baron Wotton, and grandnephew of the diplomat Nicholas Wotton, he was born at Bocton Hall in the parish of...


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The Catholic Historical Review
Wotton and His Worlds: Spying, Science and Venetian Intrigues
10/01/2006: 896 words, approx. 3 pages
Wotton and His Worlds: Spying, Science and Venetian Intrigues. By Gerald Curzon. (Philadelphia: Xlibris Corporation. 2003. Pp. 341. $32.99 hardcover; $22.99 paperback.) Sir Henry Wotton was one of the multi-talented political figures whose careers spanned the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. Gerald...
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Portland Press Herald (Maine)
Elizabeth Wotton, 69, teller, lobster businesswoman, volunteer
07/19/2003: 634 words, approx. 2 pages
Melanie Creamer news assistant Portland Press Herald (Maine) 07-19-2003 Elizabeth Wotton, 69, teller, lobster businesswoman, volunteer Byline: Melanie Creamer news assistant Edition: FINAL Section: Local & State Memo: lead obit BOOTHBAY HARBOR -- Elizabeth Wotton, a former bank teller, co-owner of Wotton's...
 


Criticism and Essays
Literary Criticism
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Critical Essay by Izaak Walton
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In following essay, which was originally published in 1651, Walton, a friend of Wotton's, provides an overview of Wotton's life and career.
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Critical Essay by Ted-Larry Pebworth and Claude J. Summers
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In the following essay, Pebworth and Summers analyze a sequence of verse epistles between Wotton and John Donne, emphasizing the historical and biographical contexts for the letters.
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Critical Essay by J. B. Leishman
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In following essay, Leishman analyzes several versions of Wotton's “You Meaner Beauties of the Night,” arguing that changes in the poem were made as it circulated in manuscript and print, and that there was no definitive version during Wotton's lifetime.
 


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