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John Barclay (poet)
1582Jan, 28

John Barclay (poet)

John Barclay, French-Scottish poet and author (d. 1621)
John Barclay (28 January 1582 – 15 August 1621) was a Scottish writer, satirist and neo-Latin poet.

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