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WILLIAM KING.-1663-1712.
Born in London-Educated at Westminster and Oxford - Made Gazetteer -
Buried in Westminster Abbey - Works and Character
THOMAS SPRAT.-1636-1713.
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Born at Tallaton in Devonshire - Educated at Oxford - His Poem on Crom-
well's death Made Chaplain to Villiers, Duke of Buckingham - His friend-
ship with Cowley - Made Vicar of St. Margaret's, Westminster, Dean of
Westminster, and Bishop of Rochester-Story of his preaching — Burial
in Westminster Abbey - Works and Character
EARL OF HALIFAX.-1661-1715.
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Born at Horton in Northamptonshire - Educated at Westminster and Cam-
bridge His Poem on Charles II.'s death-Joins with Prior in The
Country Mouse and City Mouse' - Introduced to William III.- His several
Offices - Made Chancellor of the Exchequer and Earl of Halifax - His På-
tronage of Poets - Burial in Westminster Abbey.
THOMAS PARNELL.-1679-1718.
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Born at Dublin - Educated at Trinity College, Dublin - Made Archdeacon of
Clogher Marries - Loses his Wife - Introduced to Swift and Pope 89
SAMUEL GARTH.-1670 ?-1718-19.
Of a Yorkshire Family -- Educated at Cambridge - Admitted a Fellow of the
College of Physicians - Publishes 'The Dispensary,' a poem - Sides with
the Whigs- His Popularity - Knighted by George I. His ‘Ovid'—
Burial at Harrow-on-the-Hill - Works and Character
97
NICHOLAS ROWE.-1673-1718.
Born at Little Barford in Bedfordshire - Educated at Westminster - Entered
at the Middle Temple - His first Tragedy, The Ambitious Stepmother '—
His other Tragedies - Made Poet Laureate - Translates Lucan - Buried in
Westminster Abbey - Works and Character
JOSEPH ADDISON.-1672-1719.
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Born at Milston in Wiltshire - Educated at the Charter-house and Oxford —
Is praised by Dryden Early Friendship for Steele Intended for the
Church - Encouraged by Somers and Montague - Travels in Italy - Inter-
view with Boileau - Publishes his Travels - Letter in Verse from Italy -
Writes The Campaign,' a Poem-Rosamond,' an Opera - Made Secretary
to Lord Wharton - 'The Tatler '-'The Spectator''The Whig Examiner'
- Origin of Newspapers-Cato,' a Tragedy - The Drummer,' a Comedy
-The Freeholder' - Made Secretary of State - Marries the Countess of
Warwick Resigns his Secretaryship Alleged Quarrel with Steele
Death and Burial in Westminster Abbey-Works and Character
CONTENTS OF VOL. II.
JOHN HUGHES.-1677-1719-20.
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Born at Marlborough in Wiltshire - Educated at a private school — Early
appearance as a Poet Addison's opinion of his Talent- Writes The
Siege of Damascus,' a Tragedy - Death and Character
JOHN SHEFFIELD, DUKE OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE.
1649-1720-21.
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Birth and self-education - Summoned to Parliament-Serves at Sea against
the Dutch-Made Colonel of the Grenadiers and K.G.- His Conduct at the
Revolution-Favours Lord Oxford's Administration · His three Wives-
MATTHEW PRIOR.-1664-1721.
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Born at Wimborne in Dorsetshire - Educated at Westminster and Cambridge
- Patronized by the Earl of Dorset - Joins Montague in a satire on 'The
Hind and Panther' - Made Secretary to the English Embassy at the Hague,
and a Gentleman of the Bedchamber to William III. - Made Secretary to
the Embassy at the Treaty of Ryswick, Under Secretary of State, and a
Commissioner of Trade-Collects his Poems His future Advancement
stopped by the meanness of his birth and the Accession of the House of
Hanover His intimacy with Harley, Earl of Oxford-Is taken into
Custody and examined before the Privy Council - Released - Retires on
his Cambridge Fellowship - Publishes his Poems by Subscription - His
Deafness - Burial in Westminster Abbey - Works and Character 201
WILLIAM CONGREVE.—1670-1728-9.
Born at Bardsey in Yorkshire- Educated at Kilkenny and Dublin - Entered
of the Middle Temple - Early appearance as a Poet - His first Dramatic
labour - Obtains the patronage of Halifax - Writes 'The Double Dealer,'
'Love for Love,' and 'The Mourning Bride '-His Controversy with Collier
- His last Play, and high poetical reputation - His Government Situations
Death and Burial in Westminster Abbey - Works and Character 231
SIR RICHARD BLACKMORE.-1658?-1729.
Born at Corsham in Wiltshire - Educated at Westminster and Oxford
Becomes a Fellow of the College of Physicians -- His first work an Heroic
Poem-Prince Arthur'-'King Arthur'-Attacked by Dennis - His
'Satire against Wit,' and quarrel with Dryden -His other Poems-His reli-
gious life
Burial at Boxted in Essex-Works and Character
ELIJAH FENTON.-1683-1730.
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Born at Shelton in Staffordshire - Educated at Cambridge, but leaves without
taking a degree - Becomes a Nonjuror - Secretary to the Earl of Orrery,
and Tutor to his Son - Acquires the Friendship of Southerne and Pope
Publishes his Poems-
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Assists Pope in the Odyssey-His benevolence of
heart and indolent habits - Death and Burial at Easthampstead, Berks —
Works and Character.
273
JOHN GAY.-1688-1732.
Born at Barnstaple in Devonshire - Apprenticed to a Silkmercer - Secretary
to the Duchess of Monmouth-Publishes 'The Shepherd's Week' - Ac-
quires the friendship of Pope- Court Disappointments-Intimacy with Mrs.
Howard and the Duchess of Queensberry- Writes 'The Beggar's Opera'-
Its great success His next Play prohibited - His 'Fables' - Burial and
Monument in Westminster Abbey-Works and Character.
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GEORGE GRANVILLE, LORD LANSDOWN.-1665-1734-5.
Birth - Educated at Cambridge - Is commended by Waller - His Dramatic
Pieces His 'Mira'- Made Secretary of War and a Peer - Encourages
Pope Burial in St. Clement's Danes - Works and Character
THOMAS YALDEN.-1671-1736.
301
Born and Educated at Oxford His earliest Poetry - Made Preacher at Bride-
well Taken into Custody about Atterbury's Plot - Death and Burial
in Bridewell Precinct - Character and Works
THOMAS TICKELL.-1686-1740.
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311
Born at Bridekirk in Cumberland - Educated at Oxford - Marries - Acquires
the friendship of Addison His first Poems His translation of the
First Book of the 'Iliad '- Made Under Secretary- Addison leaves him
the charge of publishing his Works His Elegy on Addison-Made Secre-
tary to the Lords Justices - Death at Bath -- Works and Character
319
JAMES HAMMOND.-1710-1742.
Birth-
Educated at Westminster School - Equerry to Frederick, Prince of
Wales - His Elegies - Death and Character
329
WILLIAM SOMERVILE.-1692-1742.
Boru at Edston in Warwickshire - Educated at Winchester and Oxford-
His Chace' and other Poems - Death and Burial at Wotton in Warwick.
shire Works and Character
The natural son of Earl Rivers, by the Countess of Macclesfield - Cruelty of
his Mother His Father's Death - His Godmother's Death - His early
Misfortunes - Lady Mason's kindness-Is placed with a Shoemaker —
Becomes an Author by Profession - Sir Richard Steele interests himself in
his behalf-His two Comedies- Mrs. Oldfield's kindness His Tragedy of
'Sir Thomas Overbury'- Aaron Hill's kindness - Publishes a Miscellany
Is tried for Killing Mr. James Sinclair- Obtains a Pardon - Received
into Lord Tyrconnel's family-Publishes 'The Wanderer,' a Poem - His
Poem of The Bastard'. Assumes the Office of Volunteer Laureat-
Obtains a Pension from Queen Caroline-Loses his Pension - Fruitless
endeavours of Pope and others to serve him - His irregular life - Retires
to Swansea-Death in a Prison at Bristol — Burial in the Churchyard of
St. Peter's, Bristol -- Works and Character
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THE
LIVES OF THE ENGLISH POETS.
JOHN POMFRET.
VOL. II.
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