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and 11 songs. Many of the poems were circulated in manuscript form before the first edition was printed by Thomas Newman in 1591, five years after Sidney's death. They were set by the French lutenist
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Penelope Rich was considered one of the beauties of
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Puritan upbringing and quite a simple life until she was presented at Court in early 1581. In January, she arrived at court accompanied by her guardian's wife,
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in May 1603 and escorted the new queen on her entry to London. She served Anne as a Lady of the
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