MICHAEL DRAYTON
\mˈa͡ɪkə͡l dɹˈe͡ɪtən], \mˈaɪkəl dɹˈeɪtən], \m_ˈaɪ_k_əl d_ɹ_ˈeɪ_t_ə_n]\
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An English poet; born near Atherstone in Warwickshire in 1563; died in 1631. His first poem, "Harmonie of the Church", was condemned. Then followed "The Shepherd's Garland", and poems on the wars of England. His most celebrated composition is "Polyolbion". He wrote also several dramas, among them "Sir John Oldcastle"; and "Poems Lyrick and Pastorall" (1605), including the celebrated "Ballad of Agincourt".
By Charles Dudley Warner
