JOHN WILMOT EARL OF ROCHESTER
\d͡ʒˈɒn wˈɪlmɒt ˈɜːl ɒv ɹˈɒt͡ʃɛstə], \dʒˈɒn wˈɪlmɒt ˈɜːl ɒv ɹˈɒtʃɛstə], \dʒ_ˈɒ_n w_ˈɪ_l_m_ɒ_t ˈɜː_l ɒ_v ɹ_ˈɒ_tʃ_ɛ_s_t_ə]\
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An English satirist and verse-writer; born at Ditchley, Oxfordshire, April 10, 1648; died July 26, 1648; He became a favorite at the court of Charles II., and wrote songs and satires in accordance with prevailing taste. His "Poems and Familiar Letters" were posthumously published.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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