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1652-1715. [[Playwright]] and third Poet Laureate. Infamous for his adaptation of [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]]'s ''King Lear''. Unjustly forgotten as author of the libretto of ''[[Henry Purcell|Dido and Aeneas]]''. Ridiculed by [[Alexander Pope]] in ''The Dunciad'' as writing "prose run mad". | 1652-1715. [[Playwright]] and third Poet Laureate. Infamous for his adaptation of [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]]'s ''King Lear''. Unjustly forgotten as author of the libretto of ''[[Henry Purcell|Dido and Aeneas]]''. Ridiculed by [[Alexander Pope]] in ''The Dunciad'' as writing "prose run mad". | ||
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1652-1715. Playwright and third Poet Laureate. Infamous for his adaptation of Shakespeare's King Lear. Unjustly forgotten as author of the libretto of Dido and Aeneas. Ridiculed by Alexander Pope in The Dunciad as writing "prose run mad".