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Sir William Davenant was christened 3 March 1606 in Oxford. He was an English poet and playwright. Davenant was named Poet Laureate in 1638. He died in London on 7 April 1668
Epic poems and books of poetry
1630: Ieffereidos
1638: Madagascar, with other Poems
1648: London, King Charles his Augusta, or, City Royal, of the founders, the names, and oldest honours of that City
1650: A Discourse upon Gondibert, an heroick poem (or simply Gondibert), originally published unfinished, then published again in 1651 in its final form and included Davenant's "Preface to his most honour’d friend Mr. Hobs" and "The Answer of Mr. Hobbes to Sir William D’Avenant’s Preface before Gondibert" by Thomas Hobbes, to whom the book was dedicated; the official second edition in 1653 also contained "Certain Verses, written by severall of the author’s friends"
1656: Wit and Drollery: Jovial Poems
1657: Poems on Several Occasions
Speeches of Praise
1660: "A Panegyric to his Excellency the Lord General Monck", to George Monck
1660: "Poem, Upon His Sacred Majesties Most Happy Return to His Dominions", on the Restoration of Charles II
1663: "Poem, to the King’s most sacred Majesty", to
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