English "dramatist, poet".
"He is considered the greatest writer in any language for his 154 sonnets and 37 plays, e.g., "Hamlet," 1600."
Beauty itself doth of itself persuade The eyes of men without an orator.
For greatest scandal waits on greatest state.
And now this pale swan in her watery nest Begins the sad dirge of her certain ending.
"Time's glory is to calm contending kings, To unmask falsehood and bring truth to light."
"And so to publish Tarquin's foul offence: Which being done with speedy diligence, The Romans plausibly did give consent To Tarquin's everlasting banishment."