Metaphysical & Cavalier
William Chamberlayne
William Chamberlayne (1619–1689) was a physician of Shaftesbury in Dorset who is recorded as having fought on the royalist side at Newbury.
He is remembered for Pharonnida (1659), a long heroic poem in rhymed couplets, which is given here in full.
Major Works (1)
- Pharonnida — Epic poem, 1659