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Reverend Thomas Warton (1728-90)
The History of English poetry, from the close of the eleventh to the commencement of the eighteenth century ... ; v. 1824
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Thomas Warton (1728–1790) was a poet and historian. He was educated at home and then sent to Trinity College, Oxford, where he later became a fellow. Although best known for his works of history and literary criticism, he also wrote poetry which was much admired by some contemporaries, including Sir Joshua Reynolds. At the painter's recommendation, Warton was made poet laureate in 1785.
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The History of English poetry, from the close of the eleventh to the commencement of the eighteenth century ... ; v. 1 / by Thomas Warton.
