Nahum Tate

Nahum Tate (1652 – 30 July 1715) was an Irish poet, hymnist and lyricist, who became 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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"While shepherds watched their flocks by night, All seated on the ground, The angel of the Lord came down, And glory shone around."

- Nahum Tate

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"For sorrow is our joy, And joy our greatest sorrow. Elissa dies tonight, And Carthage flames tomorrow."

- Nahum Tate

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"And silence their mourning With vows of returning But never intending to visit them more. No never, no never, intending to visit them more."

- Nahum Tate

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"When I am laid, am laid in earth, May my wrongs create No trouble, no trouble in thy breast; Remember me, remember me, but ah! forget my fate. Remember me, but ah! forget my fate."

- Nahum Tate

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