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Sir John Davies, a renowned English poet, was born on April 16, 1569, and died on December 8, 1626. His poetry held a significant place in 17th-century English literature, known for its elegant style and profound thought.

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“I know myself a Man-- Which is a proud and yet a wretched thing.”

Knows Men Proud Wretched

Author:Sir John Davies

“If aught can teach us aught, Affliction's looks, Making us pry into ourselves so, near, Teach us to know ourselves, beyond all books, Or all the learned schools that ever were.”

Ifs Knows Looks Book School Teach Affliction

Book:The Works of the British Poets. With Prefaces

Source: The Works of the British Poets. With Prefaces

“I know my soul hath power to know all things, Yet is she blind and ignorant in all: I know I'm one of Nature's little kings, Yet to the least and vilest things am thrall.”

Knows Littles Soul Kings All Things Blind Ignorant My Soul

Book:A Poem on the Immortality of the Soul: By Sir John Davis. To which is Prefixed an Essay Upon the Same Subject

Source: A Poem on the Immortality of the Soul: By Sir John Davis. To which is Prefixed an Essay Upon the Same Subject