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Samuel Daniel (1562–1619)
Daniel, Samuel. An English poet, historian, and rhyming chronicler; born near Taunton, Somersetshire, 1562; died near Beckington, Wiltshire, Oct. 1619. He was conspicuous at the courts of Elizabeth and James I., writing a rhymed ‘History of the Civil Wars between the Houses of York and Lancaster’ (1595), and a prose ‘History of England’ (to Edward III.: 1613–18). His style as a sonneteer and lyrist appears in the collection named ‘Delia’ (1592).