Nahum Tate (1652–1715) was an Irish poet, hymnist and lyricist, who became England’s poet laureate in 1692. Tate is best known for The History of King Lear, his 1681 adaptation of Shakespeare’s King Lear.
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The sweet remembrance of the just shall flourish when he sleeps in dust.
—Nahum Tate
Topics: Remembrance
Friendship is the privilege of private men; for wretched greatness knows no blessing so substantial.
—Nahum Tate
Topics: Friendship, Friends and Friendship
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