NICHOLAS BRETON
\nˈɪkələs bɹˈɛtən], \nˈɪkələs bɹˈɛtən], \n_ˈɪ_k_ə_l_ə_s b_ɹ_ˈɛ_t_ə_n]\
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An English poet of whose life little is known (1545-1626). He was very versatile, and wrote moral and religious poems, satires, romances, books of character, a complete letter-writer, pastorals, and lyrics. At his best his verse compares favorably with the sweetest of the Elizabethan singers. Some of his works have only lately been recovered. Grosart, "Breton's Poems".
By Charles Dudley Warner
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