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Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
Luis de Góngora
Born: July 11, 1561
Died: May 24, 1627 (aged 65)
Bio: Luis de Góngora y Argote was a Spanish Baroque lyric poet. Góngora and his lifelong rival, Francisco de Quevedo, are widely considered the most prominent Spanish poets of all time.
Known for:
- Soledades (1613)
- La Fábula de Polifemo y Galatea (1612)
- The Solitudes of Don Luis de Góngora
- Luis de Góngora: Selected Shorter Poems
- Sonetos completos