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Thou that didst grant the wise king his request, Thou that in whale thy prophet didst preserve, Thou that forgav'st the wounding of thy breast, Thou … - Thomas Vaux, 2nd Baron Vaux of Harrowden
" "Thou that didst grant the wise king his request,
Thou that in whale thy prophet didst preserve,
Thou that forgav'st the wounding of thy breast,
Thou that didst save the thief in state to starve,
Thou only good and giver of all grace,
Forgive the guilts that grew in youth's green race.
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About Thomas Vaux, 2nd Baron Vaux of Harrowden
Thomas Vaux, 2nd Baron Vaux of Harrowden KB (25 April 1509 – October 1556), English poet, was the eldest son of Nicholas Vaux, 1st Baron Vaux and his second wife, Anne Green, daughter of Sir Thomas Green, Lord of Nortons Green, and Joan Fogge. He was educated at Cambridge University. His mother was the maternal aunt of Queen Consort Katherine Parr, while his wife, Elizabeth Cheney, was her paternal cousin through Katherine's father's sister, Anne Parr.
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