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1605Jun, 15

Thomas Randolph (poet)

Thomas Randolph, English poet and playwright (d. 1635)
Thomas Randolph (15 June 1605 – March 1635) was an English poet and dramatist, recognised by his mentor Ben Jonson as being a promising writer of comedy, and amongst his contemporaries had a reputation as a wit.

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