Surrey, the Granville of a former age: Matchless his pen, v… - Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey

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Surrey, the Granville of a former age:
Matchless his pen, victorious was his lance;
Bold in the lists, and graceful in the dance.

Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey

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Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey KG (1516 / 1517 – January 19 1547) was an English courtier, soldier and poet. He invented blank verse, and along with Thomas Wyatt he introduced the sonnet to English poetry.

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