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William Somervile
English poet / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William Somervile or Somerville (2 September 1675 ā 17 July 1742) was an English poet who wrote in many genres and is especially remembered for "The Chace", in which he pioneered an early English georgic.
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