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We owe something to extravagance, for thrift and adventure seldom go hand in hand.
John Lyly
Born: 1553
Died: November 27, 1606 (aged 53)
Bio: John Lyly was an English writer, poet, dramatist, playwright, and politician, best known for his books Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit and Euphues and His England. Lyly's mannered literary style, originating in his first books, is known as euphuism.
Known for:
- Euphues
- Gallathea (1592)
- Campaspe
- Mother Bombie
- Love's Metamorphosis