The Lives and Characters of the English Dramatick Poets/Alexander Brome

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He Liv'd in Charles I. time, and was a Stirring Attorney and Poet in the Royal Cause, during the Government of those Times. He Published but one Play of his own, entituled,

The Cunning Lovers, C. 4to. 1654. The Story of the Cunning Lovers, taken from the 7 Wise Masters. See also the Nov. of the Fortunate Deceived, and Unfortunate Lovers.

Yet he took care to give the World a Volume of Mr. Richard Bromes after his Decease, Printed in 8vo. This Author has Published also a Volume of Poems, which he writ in the late Troublesome Times, together with Epistles and Epigrams, Translated from divers Authors, Printed about the time of the Restauration of King Charles II. and again 1664. Besides these, we have under his Name Horace, 8vo. tho' not wholly Translated by him.