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en-wikipedia-org-5576		Thomas Drant - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	1158	126	71	Work of his on prosody was known to Sir Philip Sidney and Edmund Spenser.[1] He was in the intellectual court circle known as the 'Areopagus', and including, as well as Sidney, Edward Dyer, Gabriel Harvey, and Daniel Rogers.[2] He translated Horace into English, taking a free line in consideration of the Roman poet's secular status; but he mentioned he found Horace harder than Homer.[3] Drant's translation was the first complete one of the Satires in English, in fourteeners, but makes some radical changes of content.[4] He matriculated as pensioner of St. John's College, Cambridge, 18 March 1558, proceeded B.A. 1561, was admitted fellow of his college 21 March 1561, and commenced M.A. 1564.[5] On the occasion of Queen Elizabeth's visit to the university in August 1564 he composed copies of English, Latin, and Greek verses, which he presented to her majesty. Also certayne of the special articles of the Epigramme, refuted in Englyshe, 1565, Latin and English.	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-5576.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-5576.txt