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• Lex Testamentaria
  ...Nelson, William (b. 1652/3)"] ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (Oxford University Press, 2004- ), accessed November 11, 2013.</ref> His numerous w
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• Treatise of Testaments and Last Wills
  ...e, Henry (c.1551–1624)"] in ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (Oxford University Press, 2004- ), accessed October 13, 2013.</ref> ''A Treatise of
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• Odes of Anacreon
  ...Oxford Companion to Classical Literature'', ed. by M.C. Howatson (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011).</ref> He likely moved to Thrace in 545 BCE with ot ...''Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World'', ed. by John Roberts (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007).]</ref> Anacreon used various techniques in his wri
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• Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres
  ....oxforddnb.com/view/article/2563?docPos=1 Blair, Hugh (1718–1800)]" in ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', accessed November 2, 2013. Subsequent b
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• Botanic Garden
  ...win, Erasmus (1731–1802)"], ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (Oxford University Press, 2004- ), accessed September 19, 2013. Unless otherwise no
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• Dramatick Works of John Dryden
  ...Dryden, John (1631–1700),"] ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (Oxford University Press, 2004), accessed September 24, 2013. Unless otherwise note
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• Adagiorum D. Erasmi Roterodami Epitome
  ...“Erasmus, Desiderius”] in ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (Oxford University Press, 2004- ), accessed Sept. 30, 2013.</ref> even though he sp
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• Tragedies of Euripides
  ...''Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World'', ed. by John Roberts (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007).</ref> However, more than twice the number of Eurip ...of the Chorus and the prevalence of songs decreased.<ref>"Euripidēs" in ''Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World''.</ref>
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• Odyssey of Homer
  ...Oxford Companion to Classical Literature'', ed. by M.C. Howatson (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011).</ref> The Trojan War is estimated to have occurred ..., as well as with the suitors attempting to woo his wife.<ref>"Homer" in ''Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World''.</ref> Odysseus' humaneness served as a
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• Pursuits of Literature
  ...as James (1753/4–1835)”], ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (Oxford University Press, 2004), accessed September 24, 2013. Unless otherwise note
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• Paradise Lost
  ...Milton, John (1608–1674),"] ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (Oxford University Press, 2004), accessed September 26, 2013. All biographical info
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• Paradise Regain'd
  ...Milton, John (1608–1674),"] ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (Oxford University Press, 2004), accessed September 26, 2013. All biographical info
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• Works of Francis Rabelais
  ...tp://www.oed.com/view/Entry/157008#eid27221738 “Rabelaisian, adj.,”] ''Oxford English Dictionary'' (OED Third Edition, June 2008), accessed October 28, 2
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• Plays of William Shakespeare
  ...are, William (1564–1616)"], ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (Oxford University Press, 2004), accessed October 7, 2013.</ref> Shakespeare was an
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• Tragedies of Sophocles
  ...Oxford Companion to Classical Literature'', ed. by M.C. Howatson (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011).</ref> Though an anonymous biography of him exists, ...''Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World'', ed. by John Roberts (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007).</ref>
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• Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift
  ..., Jonathan (1667–1745)”], ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (Oxford University Press, 2004), accessed October 10, 2013. All biographical inform
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• Idylliums of Theocritus
  ...''Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World'', ed. by John Roberts (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007).</ref> ...though the authenticity of all of them is doubtful.<ref>"Theocritus" in ''Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World''.</ref>
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• Works of Virgil, Containing His Pastorals, Georgics and Æneis
  ...''Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World'', ed. by John Roberts (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007)</ref> At some later point, Virgil became part of th ..."the technical perfection of his verse" and imagery.<ref>"Virgil" in ''The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature''.</ref>
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• Institutes of Natural Law
  ...th, Thomas (1712–1771)]" in ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (Oxford University Press, 2004- ), accessed October 21, 2013.</ref> His lectures we
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• Works of Francis Bacon
  ...St Alban (1561–1626)]," in ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (Oxford University Press, 2004-), accessed Sept. 26, 2013.</ref> Though his writing
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