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John Marston

John Marston (bap. 1576, d. 1634), poet and playwright.
The 212th most frequently quoted source in the OED, with a total of 1875 quotations (about 0.06% of all OED quotations).
See article in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

Total number of quotations1875Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a word252Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a particular meaning802Find quotations
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