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Stirling, William Alexander, Earl of
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Poet, born at Menstrie, near Alloa; was for a time tutor to the family of Argyll; was the author of sonnets called "Aurora," some curious tragedies, and an "Elegy on the Death of Prince Henry"; he was held in high honour by James VI. and followed him to London, obtained a grant of Nova Scotia, and made Secretary of State for Scotland; he has been ranked as a poet with Drummond of Hawthornden, who was his friend (1580-1640).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Stirling, William Alexander, Earl of'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/s/stirling-william-alexander-earl-of.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Stirling, William Alexander, Earl of'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/s/stirling-william-alexander-earl-of.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
