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Rochester, John Wilmot, Earl of
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
A witty profligate of the court of Charles II.; wrote poems, many of them licentious, among them, however, some exquisite songs; killed himself with his debauchery; died penitent; he was the author of the epitaph, accounted the best epigram in the English language, "Here lies our sovereign Lord the king," &c. (1648-1680).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Rochester, John Wilmot, Earl of'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/r/rochester-john-wilmot-earl-of.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.