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| | A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature, by John W. Cousin (c) |
 | | In 1369 Blanche, the wife of John of Gaunt, died, which gave occasion for a poem by C. in honour of her memory, The Dethe of Blaunche the Duchesse. |
 | | His patron, John of Gaunt, was abroad, and the government was presided over by his brother Gloucester, who was at feud with him. |
 | | An Elizabeth C., placed in the Abbey of Barking by John of Gaunt, was probably his daughter In person C. was inclined to corpulence, “no poppet to embrace,” of fair complexion with “a beard the colour of ripe wheat,” an “elvish” expression, and an eye downcast and meditative. |
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