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Patmore, Coventry Kersey Dighton
(1823-1896) Poet, s. of Peter George P., also an author, b. at Woodford, Essex, was in the printed ...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
To send one to Coventry; a punishment inflicted by officers of the army on such of their brethren as are testy, or have been guilty of improper behaviour, not worthy the cognizance of a court martial. The person sent to Coventry is considered as absent; no one must speak to or answer any question he asks, except relative to duty, under penalty of being also sent to the same place. On a proper submission, the penitent is recalled, and welcomed by the mess, as just returned from a journey to Coventry.
(1823-1896) Poet, s. of Peter George P., also an author, b. at Woodford, Essex, was in the printed ...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin