Lydgate
John, c1370–1451?, English monk, poet, and translator.
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How to use Lydgate in a sentence
Dan John Lydgate, as Warton truly observes, was not only the poet of his monastery, but of the world in general.
He could repeat by heart the works of most of the English poets, especially the poems of John Lydgate, whom he called his master.
John Lydgate translated out of French the old verses that explained these paintings.
The Story of London | Henry B. Wheatley
British Dictionary definitions for Lydgate
/ (ˈlɪdˌɡeɪt) /
John. ?1370–?1450, English poet and monk. His vast output includes devotional works and translations, such as that of a French version of Boccaccio's The Fall of Princes (1430–38)
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