Sir John Harington

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Born	1561
Died	November 20, 1612 (aged 51) • England

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Mary Herbert, countess of Pembroke

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Sir Richard Fanshawe, 1st Baronet

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Terence Tiller

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John Ciardi

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Martin Opitz

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Robert Pinsky

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