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Sackville, Charles, Lord Buckhurst, and later sixth earl of Dorset

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Sackville, Charles, Lord Buckhurst, and later sixth earl of Dorset (1638–1706), a friend and patron of poets. His poems, which appeared with those of Sedley in 1701, include some biting satires and the ballad ‘To all you Ladies now at Land’. He has been identified with Eugenius in Dryden's Of Dramatick Poesy.
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Charles Sackville, 6th earl of Dorset

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Charles Sackville, 6th earl of Dorset 1638-1706, English poet and courtier. After the restoration, he became a member of the intimate circle of young rakes and wits at the court of Charles II, writing epigrams, caustic satires, and songs, of which the best known is the ballad "To All You Ladies Now at Land." In 1652 he was given the courtesy title Lord Buckhurst.

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