Poet Collection (page 20)

Metastasio, (1698-1782), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Metastasio, (1698-1782), 1830. Pietro Trapassi, better known as Pietro Metastasio (1698-1782) Italian poet and librettist, an important writer of opera seria libretti

J. Leland, (c1503-1552), 1830. Creator: Unknown
J. Leland, (c1503-1552), 1830. John Leland or Leyland (c1503-1552) English poet and antiquary educated at St Pauls School and Christs College

Jerningham, (1737-1812), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Jerningham, (1737-1812), 1830. Edward Jerningham (1737-1812) English poet with liberal views who moved in high society. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard

Lavater, (1741-1801), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Lavater, (1741-1801), 1830. Johann Kaspar Lavater (1741-1801) Swiss poet, writer, philosopher, physiognomist and theologian. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard

Hortensius, (1501-1574), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Hortensius, (1501-1574), 1830. Lambert Hortensius (1501-1574) Dutch philologer, writer of verse, and historian. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R

Homer, (c800-701 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Homer, (c800-701 BC), 1830. Homer (c800-701 BC) Greek poet and legendary author of the Iliad and the Odyssey. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R

B. Jonson, (c1572-1637), 1830. Creator: Unknown
B. Jonson, (c1572-1637), 1830. Benjamin Jonson (c1572-1637) English playwright and poet educated at Westminster School and the University of Cambridge who popularised the comedy of humours

Adrian Junius, (1511-1575), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Adrian Junius, (1511-1575), 1830. Hadrianus Junius (1511-1575), also known as Adriaen de Jonghe, Dutch physician, classical scholar, translator, lexicographer, antiquarian, historiographer, rector

S. Gesner, (1730-1788), 1830. Creator: Unknown
S. Gesner, (1730-1788), 1830. Salomon Gessner (1730-1788) Swiss painter, graphic artist, government official, newspaper publisher and poet

Fenelon, (1651-1715), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Fenelon, (1651-1715), 1830. Francois Fenelon (1651-1715) French Roman Catholic archbishop, theologian, poet and writer, ordained as a priest in 1675. In 1689 Louis XIV

Sir R. Fanshaw, (1608-1666), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Sir R. Fanshaw, (1608-1666), 1830. Sir Richard Fanshawe, 1st Baronet (1608-1666) English poet, translator, linguist, diplomat and politician, educated at Jesus College, Cambridge

Fontaine, (1621-1695), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Fontaine, (1621-1695), 1830. Jean de La Fontaine (1621-1695) widely read French poet known for his Fables. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R

Euripides, (c480-406 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Euripides, (c480-406 BC), 1830. Euripides (c480-406 BC) tragedian of classical Athens. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co. J

G. Gascoigne, (c1535-1577), 1830. Creator: Unknown
G. Gascoigne, (c1535-1577), 1830. George Gascoigne (c1535-1577) English poet, soldier and courtier, educated at Trinity College, Cambridge and Middle Temple, disinherited by his father for debts

Greville, (1554-1628), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Greville, (1554-1628), 1830. Fulke Greville (1554-1628) Elizabethan poet, dramatist, and statesman who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1581 and 1621

Gay, (1685-1732), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Gay, (1685-1732), 1830. John Gay (1685-1732) English poet and dramatist and member of the Scriblerus Club had a lasting friendship with Alexander Pope

Gray, (1716-1771), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Gray, (1716-1771), 1830. Thomas Gray (1716-1771) English poet, letter-writer, classical scholar, and professor at Pembroke College, Cambridge educated at Eton College and Peterhouse, Cambridge

Fontenelle, (1657-1757), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Fontenelle, (1657-1757), 1830. Bernard de Fontenelle (1657-1757) French author and member of three of the academies of the Institut de France

Goldsmith, (1728-1774), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Goldsmith, (1728-1774), 1830. Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774) Irish novelist, playwright and poet, educated at to Trinity College, Dublin who is best known for his novel The Vicar of Wakefield (1766)

Fracastor, (c1476-1553), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Fracastor, (c1476-1553), 1830. Girolamo Fracastoro (c1476-1553) Italian physician, poet, and scholar in mathematics, geography and astronomy

Klopstock, (1724-1803), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Klopstock, (1724-1803), 1830. Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock (1724-1803) German poet and student of theology, invited by Frederick V of Denmark to settle in Copenhagen

Dr. S. Johnson, (1709-1784), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Dr. S. Johnson, (1709-1784), 1830. Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) English writer, poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and a committed Tory

Gellert, (1715- 1769), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Gellert, (1715- 1769), 1830. Christian Furchtegott Gellert (1715- 1769) German poet, student of theology and tutor, who contributed to the golden age of German literature and lectured on poetry

Garth, (1661-1719), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Garth, (1661-1719), 1830. Sir Samuel Garth (1661-1719) English physician and poet educated at Peterhouse, Cambridge, a memeber of the College of Physicians

Froissard, (c1337-c1405), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Froissard, (c1337-c1405), 1830. Jean Froissart (c1337-c1405) French-speaking medieval author, court historian, poet and cleric who entered the service of Philippa of Hainault

E. Fenton, (1683-1730), 1830. Creator: Unknown
E. Fenton, (1683-1730), 1830. Elijah Fenton (1683-1730) English poet, biographer and translator educated at Jesus College, Cambridge

Dryden, (1631-1700), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Dryden, (1631-1700), 1830. John Dryden (1631-1700) English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who was made Englands first Poet Laureate in 1668

Donne, (1572-1631), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Donne, (1572-1631), 1830. John Donne (1572-1631) English metaphysical poet and cleric in the Church of England with an inventive use of metaphor

Denham, (c1614-1669), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Denham, (c1614-1669), 1830. Sir John Denham (c1614-1669) Anglo-Irish poet and courtier educated at Trinity College, Oxford and at Lincolns Inn, notorious for heavy gambling

Davenant, (1606-1668), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Davenant, (1606-1668), 1830. Sir William Davenant (1606-1668) English poet and playwright active both before and after the English Civil War and during the Interregnum. Named Poet Laureate in 1638

Delille, (1738-1813), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Delille, (1738-1813), 1830. Jacques Delille (1738-1813) French poet, freemason and translator, professor of Latin poetry who left Paris during the French Revolution

Daniel, (1562-1619), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Daniel, (1562-1619), 1830. Samuel Daniel (1562-1619) English poet and historian, studied at Oxford University, tutor to the family of Lord Herbert and translated works from Latin to English

Dante, (c1265-1321), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Dante, (c1265-1321), 1830. Dante Alighieri (c1265-1321) Italian poet known for his Divine Comedy, with its depictions of Hell, Purgatory and Heaven

Crebillon, (1674-1762), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Crebillon, (1674-1762), 1830. Prosper Jolyot de Crebillon (1674-1762) French poet and tragedian. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co. J

Cowper, (1731-1800), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Cowper, (1731-1800), 1830. William Cowper (1731-1800) English poet and hymnodist, institutionalised for insanity he found refuge in evangelical Christianity

Cunningham, (1729-1773), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Cunningham, (1729-1773), 1830. John Cunningham (1729-1773) Dublin born playwright, poet and actor who spent much of his life in Newcastle

Cowley, (1618-1667), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Cowley, (1618-1667), 1830. Abraham Cowley (1618-1667) English poet born in the City of London, educated at Westminster School and Trinity College, Cambridge

C. Cotton, (1630-1687), 1830. Creator: Unknown
C. Cotton, (1630-1687), 1830. Charles Cotton (1630-1687) English poet and writer, known for translation of the works of Michel de Montaigne from French, From " Biographical Illustrations"

N. Cotton, (1707-1788), 1830. Creator: Unknown
N. Cotton, (1707-1788), 1830. Nathaniel Cotton (1707-1788) English physician and poet, specialised in the care of patients with mental health issues

Congreve, (1670-1729), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Congreve, (1670-1729), 1830. William Congreve (1670-1729) English playwright and poet of the Restoration period, known for satirical dialogue and influence on the comedy of manners

Chillingworth, (1602-1644), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Chillingworth, (1602-1644), 1830. William Chillingworth (1602-1644) controversial English churchman, educated at Trinity College, Oxford

Boccacio, (1313-1375), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Boccacio, (1313-1375), 1830. Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375) Italian writer, poet, correspondent of Petrarch, and an important Renaissance humanist

Camoens, (c1524-1580), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Camoens, (c1524-1580), 1830. Luis Vaz de Camoes (c1524-1580) Portuguese poet, a romantic and idealist, enlisted in overseas militia, and during a battle with the Moors

Bloomfield, (1766-1823), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Bloomfield, (1766-1823), 1830. Robert Bloomfield (1766-1823) English working class poet, shoemaker and bookseller. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R

Cleveland, (1613-1658), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Cleveland, 1830. (1613-1658), John Cleveland (1613-1658) English poet educated at Hinckley Grammar School and Christs College, Cambridge who supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War

Chaucer, (1343-1400), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Chaucer, (1343-1400), 1830. Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400) English poet and author, best known for The Canterbury Tales, also a philosopher and astronomer

Bembo, (1470-1547), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Bembo, (1470-1547), 1830. Pietro Bembo (1470-1547) Italian scholar, poet, literary theorist, member of the Knights Hospitaller and a cardinal

Robert Burns, (1759-1796), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Robert Burns, (1759-1796), 1830. Robert Burns (1759-1796) Scottish poet and lyricist, a pioneer of the Romantic movement and inspiration to liberalism and socialism

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