"Boldly I preach, hate a cross, hate a surplice, Mitres, copes, and rotchets: Come hear me pray nine times a day, And fill your heads with crotchets."
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Richard Corbet
(or Corbett; 1582 – 28 July 1635) was an English clergyman who rose to be (1628) and then (1632) in the Church of England. He is also remembered as a humourist and as a poet, although his work was not published until after his death.
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