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William Alexander

I lived from 1567-1640. I was from Scotland, and am in the English category.

Sir William Alexander was born in Clackmannashire village of Menstrie in or about 1567. No one is quite sure the exact year but 1567 is attributed as the year in which he was born. he was brought up in Stirling and educated at the Universities of Leiden and Glasgow. He was the author of the Epic 'Dooms-Day' and also a series of tragedies.

He was a member of the court of King James VI. IN 1621 he was granted land(s) in Canada, which he worked to colonize and named New Scotland or Nova Scotia. In 1626 he served as Secretary of State for Scotland; and in 1631 he was made sole printer of King James' version of the Psalms.

He was knighted in 1609 and created a Viscount in 1633 and Earl of Stirling in 1639 although he suffered bankruptcy in his later years, he died of poverty in London in 1640.

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  • Doomes-Day: The First Houre
    Make all in time their inward state reforme,
    Those plagues of which, loe, even to sing I tyre,
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  • Doomes-Day: The Eighth Houre
    The Patriarchs, Kings, and Prophets most renown'd,
    Who came with God by conference friends to be,
    969 lines
  • Doomes-Day: The Twelfth Houre
    The height of joy the cleared soules attends;
    The Earth and Sea suppos'd are new to be;
    913 lines
  • Doomes-Day: The Eleventh Houre
    Of dolefull hell the horrid seat is sought,
    Whereas the damned howling still remaine:
    921 lines
  • Doomes-Day: The Ninth Houre
    Christs great fore-runner by him pris'd so much,
    And those who his familiars were below,
    921 lines
  • Doomes-Day: The Third Houre
    Whilst Angels him convoy, and Saints attend,
    (The heavens as smoake all fled before his face)
    985 lines
  • Song X
    Farewell sweet fancies, and once deare delights,
    The treasures of my life, which made me proue
    48 lines
  • III: Some Verses: To M. Michaell Drayton
    Now I perceiue PYTHAGORAS diuin'd,
    When he that mocked Maxim did maintaine,
    14 lines
  • An Eccho
    Ah, will no soule giue eare vnto my mone? — \one \
    Who answers thus so kindly when I crie? — \I \
    19 lines
  • Sonet 62
    When as the Sunne doth drinke vp all the streames,
    And with a feruent heate the flowres doth kill;
    14 lines
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