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John Donne
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Poet of "The Flea" "The Sun Rising" "Holy Sonnets 1" poetry is often about reaching God through sex.
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Sir Francis Bacon
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Essayist "Of Truth" "Of Marriage and Single Life" "Of Plantations" "Of Studies" using inductive reasoning rather than deductive. Wrote in Aphorisms (a pithy observation that contains a general truth, such as, “if it ain't broke, don't fix it.”) making him very easy to quote.
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John Milton
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"Paradise Lost" written as a Christian epic poem.
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John Dryden
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"Marriage a la Mode" poem written from woman's point of view on ending a marriage run its course.
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John Bunyan
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"Pilgrim's Progress" written in allegory with many allusions to the Bible. How-to book on getting into Heaven.
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Aphra Behn
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"Oroonoko" first novel. Written on slavery and written as a travel log to make it seem more like a historical account than fiction.
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Jonathan Swift
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"A Modest Proposal" to feed irish babies to the rich English.
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Alexander Pope
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"The Rape of the Lock" written as a mock epic
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