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Of three Grecians, writers of Tragedies.
Three Grecian Poets tragicall,did leaue their liues and dye
Moste straungely, as the stories of
the Grecians testifie.
The firste ycleped Sophocles,
(as writers sundrie saie)
Was chockt with kurnell of a grape,
that in his throate did staie.
Euripides the seconde (that
from women did refraine)
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was all to torne and slaine.
Now Æschilus the thirde and laste,
an Egle from an hye
Let fall a shell vppon his pate,
whiche kilde hym by and by.
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