George Stepney

thumb| George Stepney (1663 – 15 September 1707) was an English poet and diplomat. Quotes And martyrs, when the joyful crown is given,Forget the pain by which they purchased heaven. "To King James II, upon his Accession to the Throne", in The Third Part of Miscellany Poems, published by Dryden, 5th ed. (London: printed for J. Tonson, 1727), p. 292 One who, to all the heights of learning bred,Read books and men, and practiced what he read. "To the Earl of Carlisle, upon the Death of his Son before Luxemburg", in The Third Part of Miscellany Poems (1727), p. 131 External links Category:1663 births Category:1707 deaths Category:Poets from England Category:People educated at Westminster School, London Category:University of Cambridge alumni Category:University of Cambridge faculty Category:Fellows of the Royal Society Category:Diplomats of the United Kingdom