Friendship's the privilege of private men for wretched greatness knows no blessing so substantial.
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Nahum Tate
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About Nahum Tate
Nahum Tate was an Anglo-Irish poet, hymnist, and lyricist, who became Poet Laureate in 1692. Tate is best known for The History of King Lear, his 1681 adaptation of Shakespeare's King Lear, and for his libretto for Henry Purcell's opera, Dido and Aeneas. He also wrote the lyrics to a Christmas carol, "While shepherds watched their flocks".
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