Buckle, Henry Thomas

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• Buckle

  ·noun To join in marriage. II. Buckle ·noun A contorted expression, as of the face. III. Buckle ·v...

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• buckle

  A mast buckles when it suffers by compression, so that the fibre takes a sinuous form, and the grain...

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• Huxley, Thomas Henry

  (1825-1895) Scientific writer, s. of an assistant master in a public school, was b. at Ealing. From...

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• Lister, Thomas Henry

  (1800-1842) Novelist, ed. at Westminster and Camb., was latterly the first Registrar-General for En...

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• Bell, Henry Thomas Mackenzie

  (b. 1856) Poet and critic. Spring's Immortality and other Poems, Christina Rossetti, Pictures of Tr...

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• Henry

  ·noun The unit of electric induction; the induction in a circuit when the electro-motive force induc...

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• Turn-buckle

  ·noun A gravitating catch, as for fastening a shutter, the end of a chain, or a hasp. II. Turn-buck...

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• Buckle Court

  Out of Houndsditch. In Bishopsgate Street Without (Strype, ed 1720, I. ii. 109). No further referen...

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• to buckle-to

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• horse-buckle

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• Thomas

  a twin ...

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• Thomas

  Twin, one of the twelve (Matt. 10:3; Mark 3:18, etc.). He was also called Didymus (John 11:16; 20:24...

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• thomas

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• Thomas

  (a twin), one of the apostles. According to Eusebius, his real name was Judas. This may have been a ...

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• Alford, Henry

  (1810-1871) Theologian, scholar, poet, and miscellaneous writer, s. of a clergyman, was b. in Londo...

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• Bolingbroke, Henry St. John, 1st Viscount

  (1678-1751) Statesman and philosopher, s. of Sir Henry St. J., b. at Battersea, and ed. at Eton and...

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• Brooke, Henry

  (1703-1783) Novelist and dramatist, b. in Ireland, s. of a clergyman, studied law, but embraced lit...

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• Carey, Henry

  (d. 1743) Dramatist and song-writer, was believed to be an illegitimate s. of George Savile, Marqui...

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• Chettle, Henry

  (1565-1607?) Dramatist. Very little is known of him. He ed. R. Greene's Groat's-worth of Wit (1592)...

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• Cockburn, Henry

  (1779-1854) Scottish judge and biographer, b. (probably) and ed. in Edin., became a distinguished m...

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• Cockton, Henry

  (1807-1852) Novelist, b. in London, is only remembered as an author for his novel of Valentine Vox ...

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• Constable, Henry

  (1562-1613) Poet, s. of Sir Robert C., ed. at Camb., but becoming a Roman Catholic, went to Paris, ...

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• Drummond, Henry

  (1851-1897) Theological and scientific writer, b. at Stirling, and ed. at Edin., he studied for the...

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• Fawcett, Henry

  (1833-1884) Statesman and economist, b. at Salisbury, and ed. at Camb., where he became Fellow of T...

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• Fielding, Henry

  (1707-1754) Novelist, was b. at Sharpham Park, near Glastonbury. His father was General Edmund F., ...

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• Glapthorne, Henry

  (fl. 1640) Dramatist, had a high reputation among his contemporaries, though now almost forgotten. ...

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• Hallam, Henry

  (1777-1859) Historian, s. of a Dean of Wells, was b. at Windsor, and ed. at Eton and Oxf. He was ca...

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• Harland, Henry

  (1861-1905) Novelist, b. of American parentage at St. Petersburg, and ed. at Rome. Thereafter he we...

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• Henry VIII

  (1491-1547) Besides writing songs including The Kings Ballad, was a learned controversialist, and c...

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• Henry, Matthew

  (1662-1714) Commentator, s. of Philip H., a learned Nonconformist divine, was b. in Flintshire. He ...

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• Henry, Robert

  (1718-1790) Historian, b. at St. Ninians, Stirlingshire, entered the Church of Scotland, becoming o...

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• King, Henry

  (1592-1669) Poet, s. of a Bishop of London, was ed. at Westminster School and Oxf. He entered the C...

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• Kingsley, Henry

  (1830-1876) Novelist, brother of the above, ed. at King's Coll., London, and Oxf., which he left wi...

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• Mackenzie, Henry

  (1745-1831) Novelist and miscellaneous writer, s. of a physician in Edin., where he was b. and ed. ...

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• More, Henry

  (1614-1687) Philosopher, b. at Grantham, and ed. at Camb., took orders, but declined all preferment...

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• Morley, Henry

  (1822-1894) Writer on English literature, s. of an apothecary, was b. in London, ed. at a Moravian ...

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• Reed, Henry

  (1808-1854) Critic, was Prof. of English Literature in the Univ. of Pennsylvania. He d. in a shipwr...

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• Reeve, Henry

  (1813-1895) Editor, etc., s. of a physician, was on the staff of the Times, the foreign policy of w...

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• Rogers, Henry

  (1806-1877) Critic and theologian, was a minister of the Congregationalist Church, and ultimately P...

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• Timrod, Henry

  (1829-1867) Poet, b. at Charleston, S. Carolina, of German descent, was ruined by the Civil War, an...

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• Vaughan, Henry

  (1622-1695) Poet, b. in the parish of Llansaintffraed, Brecknock, and as a native of the land of th...

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• James, Henry

  (b. 1843) American novelist and critic. A Passionate Pilgrim (1875), The American (1877), The Europ...

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• Thomas phosphate

  ·add. ·- ·Alt. of Thomas slag. ...

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• Thomas process

  ·add. ·- ·same·as Basic process, above. ...

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• Thomas slag

  ·add. ·- ·same·as Basic slag, above. ...

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• Aird, Thomas

  (1802-1876) Poet, b. at Bowden, Roxburghshire, went to Edinburgh, where he became the friend of Pro...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Amory, Thomas

  (1691(?)-1788) Eccentric writer, was of Irish descent. In 1755 he publ. Memoirs containing the live...

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• Arnold, Thomas

  (1795-1842) Historian, s. of an inland revenue officer in the Isle of Wight, was ed. at Winchester ...

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• Blacklock, Thomas

  (1721-1791) Poet, b. near Annan of humble parentage, lost his sight by smallpox when 6 months old. ...

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• Boston, Thomas

  (1677-1732) Scottish divine, was successively schoolmaster at Glencairn, and minister of Simprin in...

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• Bowdler, Thomas

  (1754-1825) Editor of The Family Shakespeare, b. near Bath, s. of a gentleman of independent fortun...

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• Bradwardine, Thomas

  (1290?-1349) Theologian, was at Oxf., where he became Prof. of Divinity and Chancellor, and afterwa...

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• Brown, Thomas

  (1778-1820) Metaphysician, s. of the Rev. Samuel B., minister of Kirkinabreck, practised for some t...

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• Burnet, Thomas

  (1635?-1715) Theologian and writer on cosmogony, was b. at Croft near Darlington, and ed. at Camb.,...

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• Campbell, Thomas

  (1777-1844) Poet, was the youngest s. of Alexander C., a merchant in Glasgow, where he was b. After...

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• Campion, Thomas

  (c. 1575-1620) Poet and musician, b. at Witham, Essex, and ed. at Camb., and on the Continent, stud...

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• Carew, Thomas

  (1594?-1639) Poet, s. of Sir Matthew C., was ed. at Oxf., entered the Middle Temple, and was one of...

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• Carlyle, Thomas

  (1795-1881) Historian and essayist, was b. at Ecclefechan in Dumfriesshire. His f., James C., was a...

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• Carte, Thomas

  (1686-1754) Historian, b. near Rugby, and ed. at Oxf., took orders, but resigned his benefice at Ba...

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• Chalmers, Thomas

  (1780-1847) Divine, economist, and philanthropist, b. at Anstruther, Fife, s. of a shipowner and me...

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• Chatterton, Thomas

  (1752-1770) Poet, b. at Bristol, posthumous s. of a schoolmaster, who had been a man of some readin...

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• Churchyard, Thomas

  (1520?-1604) Poet and miscellaneous writer, began life as a page to the Earl of Surrey, and subsequ...

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• Cooper, Thomas

  (1805-1892) Chartist poet, was b. at Leicester, and apprenticed to a shoemaker. In spite of hardshi...

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• Coryate, or Coryatt, Thomas

  (1577-1617) Poet, b. at Odcombe, Somerset, and ed. at Westminster and Oxf., entered the household o...

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• Cranmer, Thomas

  (1489-1556) Theologian and Churchman, b. at Aslacton, Notts, ed. at Camb., and became an eminent cl...

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• Creech, Thomas

  (1659-1700) Translator, b. near Sherborne, ed. at Oxf., became Head Master of Sherborne School. He ...

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• Day, Thomas

  (1748-1789) Miscellaneous writer, was b. in London, ed. at the Charterhouse and at Oxf., and called...

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• Dekker, Thomas

  (1570?-1641?) Dramatist and miscellaneous writer, was b. in London. Few details of D.'s life have c...

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• Deloney, Thomas

  (1543-1600) Novelist and balladist, appears to have worked as a silk-weaver in Norwich, but was in ...

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• Dermody, Thomas

  (1775-1802) Poet, b. at Ennis, showed great capacity for learning, but fell into idle and dissipate...

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• Dorset, Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of, and Lord Buckhurst

  (1536-1608) Poet and statesman, was b. at Buckhurst, Sussex, the only s. of Sir Richard S., and ed....

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• D'Urfey, Thomas

  (1653-1723) Dramatist and song-writer, was a well-known man-about-town, a companion of Charles II.,...

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• Ellwood, Thomas

  (1639-1713) A young Quaker who was introduced to Milton in 1662, and devoted much of his time to re...

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• Erskine, Thomas

  (1788-1870) Theologian, s. of David E., of Linlathen, to which property he succeeded, his elder bro...

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• Fuller, Thomas

  (1608-1661) Divine and antiquary, s. of a clergyman of the same name, was b. at Aldwinkle, Northamp...

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• Goodwin, Thomas

  (1600-1680) Divine, was b. in Norfolk, and ed. at Camb., where he was Vicar of Trinity Church. Beco...

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• Gray, Thomas

  (1716-1771) Poet, was b. in London, the s. of a scrivener, who, though described as "a respectable ...

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• Guthrie, Thomas

  (1803-1873) Divine and philanthropist, b. at Brechin, studied for the Church, and became a minister...

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• Hamilton, Thomas

  (1789-1842) Novelist, brother of Sir William Hamilton (q.v.), wrote a novel, Cyril Thornton (1827),...

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• Hearne, Thomas

  (1678-1735) Antiquary, b. at White Waltham., Berkshire, and ed. at Oxf., where in 1712 he became se...

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• Heywood, Thomas

  (d. 1650) Dramatist. Few facts about him have come down, and these are almost entirely derived from...

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• Hobbes, Thomas

  (1588-1679) Philosopher, was b. at Malmesbury, the s. of a clergyman, and ed. at Oxf. Thereafter he...

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• Hoccleve, or Occleve, Thomas

  (1368?-1450?) Poet, probably b. in London, where he appears to have spent most of his life, living ...

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• Holcroft, Thomas

  (1745-1809) Dramatist, s. of a small shoemaker in London, passed his youth as a pedlar, and as a Ne...

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• Hood, Thomas

  (1799-1845) Poet and comic writer, s. of a bookseller in London, where he was b., was put into a me...

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• Hope, Thomas

  (1770-1831) Novelist and writer on art, was a wealthy merchant of Amsterdam, of Scotch descent, his...

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• Hughes, Thomas

  (1823?-1896) Novelist and biographer, s. of a Berkshire squire, was ed. at Rugby and Oxf., and call...

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• Innes, Thomas

  (1662-1744) Historian, was descended from an old Roman Catholic family in Aberdeenshire. He studied...

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• Keightley, Thomas

  (1789-1872) Historian, ed. at Trinity Coll., Dublin, wrote works on mythology and folklore, and at ...

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• Ken, Thomas

  (1637-1711) Religious writer, s. of an attorney, was b. at Little Berkhampstead, ed. at Winchester ...

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• Killigrew, Thomas

  (1612-1683) Dramatist, s. of Sir Robert K., of Hanworth, was a witty, dissolute courtier of Charles...

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• Kyd, Thomas

  (1558-1595) Dramatist, s. of a London scrivener, ed. at Merchant Taylor's School, appears to have l...

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• Lodge, Thomas

  (1558?-1625) Poet and dramatist, s. of Sir Thomas L., Lord Mayor of London, was ed. at Merchant Tay...

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• M'Crie, Thomas

  (1772-1835) Biographer and ecclesiastical historian, b. at Duns, and ed. at the Univ. of Edin., bec...

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• May, Thomas

  (1595-1650) Poet and historian, b. in Sussex, s. of Sir Thomas M., of Mayfield, went to Camb., and ...

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• Middleton, Thomas

  (1570-1627) Dramatist, was a Londoner and city chronologer, in which capacity he composed a chronic...

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• Miller, Thomas

  (1807-1874) Poet and novelist, of humble parentage, worked in early life as a basket-maker. He pub....

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• Moore, Thomas

  (1779-1852) Poet, b. in Dublin, s. of a grocer and wine-merchant in a small way, was ed. at Trinity...

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• Morton, Thomas

  (1764-1838) Dramatist, b. in Durham, came to London to study law, which he discarded in favour of p...

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• Nabbes, Thomas

  (fl. 1638) Dramatist, was at Oxf. in 1621. He lived in London, and wrote comedies, satirising bourg...

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• Nash, Thomas

  (1567-1601) Satirist, etc., b. at Lowestoft, ed. at Camb. A reckless life kept him in perpetual pov...

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• Otway, Thomas

  (1651 or 1652-1685) Dramatist, s. of a clergyman, was b. near Midhurst, Sussex, and ed. at Oxf., wh...

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• Paine, Thomas

  (1737-1809) Political and anti-Christian writer, s. of a stay-maker and small farmer of Quaker prin...

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• Parnell, Thomas

  (1679-1718) Poet, b. and ed. in Dublin, took orders in 1700, and was Vicar of Finglas and Archdeaco...

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• Pennant, Thomas

  (1726-1798) Naturalist and traveller, b. in Flintshire, and ed. at Oxf., was one of the most distin...

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• Percy, Thomas

  (1729-1811) Antiquary and poet, s. of a grocer at Bridgnorth, where he was b., ed. at Oxf., entered...

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• Pringle, Thomas

  (1789-1834) Poet, b. in Roxburghshire, studied at Edin., and became known to Scott, by whose influe...

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• Randolph, Thomas

  (1605-1635) Poet and dramatist, ed. at Westminster School and Camb., was a friend of Ben Jonson, an...

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• Reid, Thomas

  (1710-1796) Philosopher, was the s. of the minister of Strachan, Kincardineshire, where he was b. H...

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• Ruddiman, Thomas

  (1674-1757) Grammarian, b. in Banffshire, and ed. at King's Coll., Aberdeen, obtained a position in...

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• Rymer, Thomas

  (1641-1713) Archæologist and critic, ed. at Camb., became a barrister at Gray's Inn. He pub. in 167...

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• Shadwell, Thomas

  (1640 or 1642-1692) Dramatist and poet, belonged to a good Staffordshire family, was b. in Norfolk,...

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• Southerne, Thomas

  (1660-1746) Dramatist, b. in Dublin, and ed. at Trinity Coll. there, came to London and studied law...

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• Sprat, Thomas

  (1635-1713) Divine and writer of memoirs, b. at Beaminster, Dorset, ed. at Oxf., was a mathematicia...

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• Stanley, Thomas

  (1625-1678) Philosopher and scholar, connected with the Derby family, ed. at Camb., was the author ...

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• Stephens, Thomas

  (1821-1875) Welsh historian and critic, b. at Pont Nedd Fechan, Glamorganshire, s. of a shoemaker. ...

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• Sternhold, Thomas

  (1500-1549), Hopkins, John (d. 1570) Were associated in making the metrical version of the Psalms, ...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Storer, Thomas

  (1571-1604) Poet, b. in London, and ed. at Oxf., wrote a long poem, The Life and Death of Thomas Wo...

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• Taylor, Thomas

  (1758-1835) Translator, b. in London and ed. at St. Paul's School, devoted himself to the study of ...

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• Tickell, Thomas

  (1686-1740) Poet, b. at Bridekirk Vicarage, Cumberland, and ed. at Oxf. became the friend of Joseph...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Traherne, Thomas

  (1636?-1674) Poet and theological writer, s. of a shoemaker at Hereford where, or at Ledbury, he wa...

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• Tusser, Thomas

  (1524?-1580) Versifier on agriculture, was an Essex man. Having a good voice he was trained in musi...

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• Underdown, Thomas

  (fl. 1566-1587) Translator. He translated the Æthiopian History of Heliodorus 1566; also from Ovid....

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• Usk, Thomas

  (d. 1388) Poet, b. in London, was sec. to John of Northampton, the Wyclifite Lord Mayor of London, ...

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• Wade, Thomas

  (1805-1875) Poet, b. at Woodbridge, pub. poems, dramas, sonnets, and a translation of Dante's Infer...

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• Warton, Thomas

  (1728-1790) Literary historian and critic, younger s. of Thomas W., Prof. of Poetry at Oxf., and br...

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• Watson, Thomas

  (1557?-1592) Poet, b. in London, was at Oxf., and studied law. He was a scholar, and made translati...

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• Wilson, Thomas

  (1525?-1581) Scholar and statesman, b. in Lincolnshire, was at Camb., and held various high positio...

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• Woolner, Thomas

  (1826-1892) Sculptor and poet, b. at Hadleigh, attained a high reputation as a sculptor. He belonge...

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• Wright, Thomas

  (1810-1877) Antiquary, b. near Ludlow, of Quaker parentage, was ed. at Camb. His first work was a H...

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• Yalden, Thomas

  (1670-1736) Poet, s. of an exciseman at Oxf., and ed. at Magdalen Coll., entered the Church, in whi...

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• Hardy, Thomas

  LL.D. (b. 1840) Novelist. A Short Story (1865), Desperate Remedies (1871), Under the Greenwood Tre...

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• Hodgkin, Thomas

  D.C.L., etc. (b. 1831) Historian. Italy and her Invaders, 8 vols. (1880-1899), Letters of Cassiodo...

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• Okey, Thomas

  Writer on topography and art. Venice and its Story, Paris and its Story, Venetian Palaces and Old Ve...

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• Seccombe, Thomas

  (b. 1866) Miscellaneous writer. Twelve Bad Men (1894), The Age of Johnson (1900), The Age of Shakes...

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• Thomas, Annie (Mrs. Pender Cudlip)

  Novelist. Sir Victor's Choice, Denis Doune (1862), Comrades True (1900), The Diva (1901), The Cleave...

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• Thomas, Edward

  Reviewer and miscellaneous writer. Book of the Open Air, Horæ Solitaræ, Oxford, Beautiful Wales, The...

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• (St.) Thomas' Alley

  In Birchen Lane in parish of St. Michael in Cornhill, 1637 (L.C.C. Deeds, Harben Bequest, 1600-1700,...

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• (St.) Thomas Apostle

  At the north-east corner of Great St. Thomas Apostle, on the west side of Queen Street. In Vintry Wa...

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• (St.) Thomas Walbrook

  Parish of St. Thomas Walbrook, in Cordwainers Ward, 1568 (L. and P. Ed. VI. D.S. VII. 67). Qy. = St...

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• Thomas Alley

  See Throms Alley. ...

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• buckle-a-doing-it

  set about it. York. The common expression is BUCKLE-TO. ...

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• Beecher, Henry Ward

  (1813-1887) Orator and divine, s. of Lyman B. and bro. of Harriet Beecher Stowe, was one of the mos...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Bell, Henry Glassford

  (1805-1874) Poet and historian, was a member of the Scottish Bar, and became Sheriff of Lanarkshire...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Henry the Minstrel

  Blind Harry ...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Boker, George Henry

  (1823-90) Poet, was in the American Diplomatic Service. Among his dramas, generally tragedies, are ...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Byron, Henry James

  (1834-1884) Dramatist, b. at Manchester, entered the Middle Temple, but soon took to writing for th...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Cary, Henry Francis

  (1772-1844) Translator, was b. at Gibraltar, and ed. at Oxf., where he was distinguished for his cl...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Clinton, Henry Fynes

  (1781-1852) Chronologist, b. at Gamston, Notts, ed. at Southwell, Westminster, and Oxf., where he d...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Dana, Richard Henry

  (1787-1879) Novelist and critic, b. at Camb., Mass., was called to the Bar in 1817. Among his novel...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Henry of Huntingdon

  (1084-1155) Historian, was Archdeacon of Huntingdon from 1109. His Historia Anglorum (History of th...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Henry, The Minstrel

  see Blind Harry. ...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Horne, Richard Henry or Hengist

  (1803-1884) Eccentric poet, was b. in London, and ed. at Sandhurst for the East India Company Servi...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Ireland, William Henry

  (1777-1835) Forger of Shakespeare manuscripts, s. of an antiquarian bookseller in London. He claime...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Kames, Henry Home, Lord

  (1696-1782) Miscellaneous writer, s. of Geo. H., of Kames, Berwickshire, was admitted an advocate i...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Knight, Henry Gally

  (1786-1846) A country gentleman of Yorkshire, ed. at Eton and Camb., was the author of several Orie...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Lewes, George Henry

  (1817-1878) Philosopher and miscellaneous writer, b. in London, and ed. at Greenwich, and in Jersey...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Liddell, Henry George

  (1811-1898) Historian, etc. Ed. at Charterhouse and Christ Church, Oxf., of which in 1855 he became...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Liddon, Henry Parry

  (1829-1890) Divine, s. of a captain in the navy, was b. at North Stoneham, Hants, and ed. at King's...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth

  (1807-1882) Poet, was b. at Portland, Maine, the s. of Stephen L., a lawyer. From childhood he care...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Lyte, Henry Francis

  (1793-1847) Hymn-writer, b. at Ednam, near Kelso, of an ancient Somersetshire family, and ed. at Tr...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Manning, Henry Edward

  (1808-1892) Cardinal and theologian. B. at Totteridge, Herts, and ed. at Harrow and Oxf., where he ...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Mansel, Henry Longueville

  (1820-1871) Metaphysician, s. of a clergyman, was b. at Cosgrave, Northamptonshire, and ed. at Merc...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Milman, Henry Hart

  (1791-1868) Poet and historian, s. of Sir Francis M., a distinguished physician, ed. at Eton and Ox...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Newman, John Henry

  (1801-1890) Theologian, s. of a London banker, and brother of the above, was ed. at Ealing and Trin...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Pearson, Charles Henry

  (1830-1894) B. at Islington, ed. at Rugby and King's Coll., London, at the latter he became Prof. o...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Pye, Henry James

  (1745-1813) A country gentleman of Berkshire, who pub. Poems on Various Subjects and Alfred, an Epi...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Robinson, Henry Crabb

  (1775-1867) Diarist, b. at Bury St. Edmunds, was articled to an attorney in Colchester. Between 180...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Savile, Sir Henry

  (1549-1622) Scholar, ed. at Oxf., where he lectured on mathematics. He was afterwards Warden of Mer...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Shaw, Henry Wheeler ("Josh Billings")

  (1818-1885) Humorist, b. in Massachusetts. After working on steam-boats and farming, he became an a...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Shorthouse, Joseph Henry

  (1834-1903) Novelist, b. at Birmingham, where he was a chemical manufacturer. Originally a Quaker, ...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Spelman, Sir Henry

  (1564?-1641) Historian and antiquary, b. at Congham, Norfolk, studied at Camb., and entered Lincoln...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Stanhope, Philip Henry, 5th Earl Stanhope

  (1805-1875) Historian, was b. at Walmer, and ed. at Oxf. He sat in the House of Commons for Wootton...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Stoddard, Richard Henry

  (1825-1903) Poet, b. at Hingham, Mass., worked in a foundry, and afterwards in New York Custom Hous...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Surrey, Henry Howard, Earl of

  (1517?-1547) Poet, s. of Thomas H., 3rd Duke of Norfolk, was ed. by John Clerke, a learned and trav...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Taylor, Sir Henry

  (1800-1886) Dramatist, s. of a gentleman farmer in the county of Durham. After being at sea for som...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Thoreau, Henry David

  (1817-1862) Essayist, poet, and naturalist, was b. at Concord, Massachusetts. His f., of French ext...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Tuckerman, Henry Theodore

  (1813-1871) Essayist, etc., b. in Boston, Mass. He was a sympathetic and delicate critic, with a gr...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Underwood, Francis Henry

  (1825-1894) Critic and biographer, b. in Massachusetts, was American Consul at Glasgow and Leith. H...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• White, Henry Kirke

  (1785-1806) Poet, s. of a butcher at Nottingham. At first assisting his f., next a stocking weaver,...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Wotton, Sir Henry

  (1568-1639) Diplomatist and poet, s. of a Kentish gentleman, was b. at Boughton Park, near Maidston...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Beeching, Rev. Henry Charles

  D.Litt. (b. 1859) Miscellaneous writer. In a Garden and other Poems (1895), Pages from a Private D...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Bullen, Arthur Henry

  (b. 1857) Ed. of Old English writers. Ed. Works of John Day, dramatist (1881), Collection of Old En...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Butcher, Samuel Henry

  LL.D., etc. (b. 1850) Scholar. Prose Translation of the Odyssey (1879), with A. Lang, Some Aspects...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Dobson, Henry Austin

  LL.D. (b. 1840) Poet and biographer. Poems, Vignettes in Rhyme (1873), Proverbs in Porcelain (1877...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Dudeney, Mrs. Henry (Whiffin)

  (b. 1866) Novelist. A Man with a Maid (1897), Folly Corner, Men of Marlowe's, Robin Brilliant, Wise...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Haggard, Henry Rider

  (b. 1856) Novelist, etc. The Witch's Head (1885), King Solomon's Mines (1886), She (1887), Jess (18...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Hewlett, Maurice Henry

  (b. 1861) Poet and novelist. Earthwork out of Tuscany (1895), The Masque of Dead Florentines (1895)...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Jones, Henry Arthur

  (b. 1851) Dramatist. A Clerical Error (1879), The Silver King (1882), Saints and Sinners (1884), Th...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Sayce, Archibald Henry

  D.Litt., LL.D., etc. (b. 1846) Orientalist and philologist, etc. Principles of Comparative Philolo...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• King Henry Yard

  West out of Nightingale lane. In East Smithfield (Rocque, 1746-Lockie, 1810). Former name : "King H...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Aldrich, Thomas Bailey

  (1836-1906) Poet and novelist, b. at Portsmouth, N.H., was for some time in a bank, and then engage...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Herbert, Sir Thomas

  (1606-1682) Traveller and historian, belonged to an old Yorkshire family, studied at Oxf. and Camb....

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Hoby, Sir Thomas

  (1530-1566) Translator, b. at Leominster, and ed. at Camb., translated Bucer's Gratulation to the C...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Hogg, Thomas Jefferson

  (1792-1862) Biographer, s. of John H., a country gentleman of Durham, ed. at Durham Grammar School,...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Horne, Thomas Hartwell

  (1780-1862) Theologian, ed. at Christ's Hospital, was for a time in the law, but became a great bib...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Macaulay, Thomas Babington, Lord

  (1800-1859) Historian, essayist, and statesman, s. of Zachary M., a wealthy merchant, and one of th...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Malory, Sir Thomas

  (fl. 1470) Translator of Morte d'Arthur. Very little is known of him. An endeavour has been made to...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Malthus, Thomas Robert

  (1766-1834) Economist, s. of a landed proprietor, was b. near Dorking, and ed.. at Jesus Coll., Cam...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin