Ercildoun, Thomas of, or "Thomas the Rhymer"

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• Aird, Thomas

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

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• 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, ...

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• 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...

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• 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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• Ward of Thomas de Basinge

  Identified with Candlewick Ward (q.v.) (Cal. L. Bk. B. p.256, and note). ...

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• Back, Backside, of St. Thomas Apostles

  See Little St. Thomas Apostles. ...

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• Fore Side of St. Thomas Apostle

  In Queen Street, Cheapside. See Great St. Thomas Apostle. ...

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• Aldrich, Thomas Bailey

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

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• Baynes, Thomas Spencer

  (1823-1887) Philosopher, s. of a Baptist minister, b. at Wellington, Somerset, intended to study fo...

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• Bayly, Thomas Haynes

  (1797-1839) Miscellaneous writer, s. of a wealthy lawyer in Bath. Originally intended for the law, ...

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• Beddoes, Thomas Lovell

  (1803-1849) Dramatic poet and physiologist, s. of Dr. Thos. B., an eminent physician, and nephew of...

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• Brown, Thomas Edward

  (1830-1897) Poet, b. at Douglas, Isle of Man, s. of a clergyman, and ed. there and at Oxf., entered...

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• Browne, Sir Thomas

  (1605-1682) Physician and miscellaneous and metaphysical writer, s. of a London merchant, was ed. a...

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• Buckle, Henry Thomas

  (1821-1862) Historical writer, s. of a wealthy shipowner in London, was b. at Lee in Kent. Though n...

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• Croker, Thomas Crofton

  (1798-1854) Irish Antiquary, b. at Cork, for some years held a position in the Admiralty. He devote...

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• Davis, Thomas Osborne

  (1814-1845) Poet, b. at Mallow, ed. at Trinity Coll., Dublin, and called to the Irish Bar 1838. He ...

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• De Quincey, Thomas

  (1785-1859) Essayist and miscellaneous writer, s. of a merchant in Manchester, was b. there. The ar...

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• Elyot, Sir Thomas

  (1490-1546) Diplomatist, physician, and writer, held many diplomatic appointments. He wrote The Gov...

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• Grattan, Thomas Colley

  (1792-1864) Miscellaneous writer, b. in Dublin, and ed. for the law, but did not practise. He wrote...

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• Green, Thomas Hill

  (1836-1882) Philosopher, was b. at Birken Rectory, Yorkshire, and ed. at Rugby and Balliol Coll., O...

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• Hake, Thomas Gordon

  {(1809-1895)} Poet, b. at Leeds, ed. at Christ's Hospital, was a physician, and practised at variou...

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• Haliburton, Thomas Chandler

  (1796-1865) B. at Windsor, Nova Scotia, was a lawyer, and rose to be Judge of the Supreme Court of ...

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• Herbert, Sir Thomas

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

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• Hoby, Sir Thomas

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

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• Hogg, Thomas Jefferson

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

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• Horne, Thomas Hartwell

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

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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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• Macaulay, Thomas Babington, Lord

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

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• Malory, Sir Thomas

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

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• Malthus, Thomas Robert

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

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• Mathias, Thomas James

  (1754?-1835) Satirist, ed. at Camb., and held some minor appointments in the Royal household. He wa...

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• More, Sir Thomas

  (1478-1535) Historical and political writer, s. of Sir John M., a Justice of the King's Bench, was ...

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• North, Sir Thomas

  (1535?-1601?) Translator, 2nd s. of the 1st Lord N., may have studied at Camb. He entered Lincoln's...

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• Overbury, Sir Thomas

  (1581-1613) Poet and miscellaneous writer, ed. at Oxf., became the friend of Carr, afterwards Earl ...

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• Peacock, Thomas Love

  (1785-1866) Novelist, b. at Weymouth, the only child of a London merchant, was in boyhood at variou...

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• Read, Thomas Buchanan

  (1822-1872) American poet, was a portrait-painter, and lived much abroad. He wrote a prose romance,...

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• Rhymer, Thomas The

  see Ercildoun, Thomas of. ...

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• Robertson, Thomas William

  (1829-1871) Dramatist, belonged to a family famous for producing actors. Never a successful actor h...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Urquhart, Sir Thomas

  (1611-1660) Eccentric writer and translator, was ed. at King's Coll., Aberdeen, after leaving which...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Wharton, Thomas Wharton, 1st Marquis of

  (1648-1715) Statesman and writer of "Lillibullero," s. of the 4th Baron W., was one of the most pro...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Wyatt, Sir Thomas

  (1503-1542) Poet, s. of Sir Henry W., a servant of Henry VII., and ed. at St. John's Coll., Camb., ...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Bell, Henry Thomas Mackenzie

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

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Browne, Thomas Alexander

  (b. 1826) Australian novelist. Robbery under Arms (1888), The Miner's Right (1890), A Sydney-side S...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Bullen, Frank Thomas

  (b. 1857) Writer of nautical romances. The Cruise of the Cachalot, Idylls of the Sea, With Christ a...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Guthrie, Thomas Anstey ("F. Anstey")

  (b. 1856) Novelist. Vice-Versa (1882), The Giant's Robe (1883), The Black Poodle (1884), The Tinted...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Higginson, Thomas Wentworth

  (b. 1823) American essayist, etc. Outdoor Papers, Malbone (a romance), Army Life in a Black Regimen...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Tout, Thomas Frederick

  (b. 1855) Historian. Analysis of English History (1891), Edward I. (12 English Statesmen series) (1...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• (St.) Thomas Apostle, Street

  See Great St. Thomas Apostle. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• (St.) Thomas Apostle Churchyard

  On the north side of Great St. Thomas Apostle at its junction with Queen Street (O. and M. 1677-O.S....

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• (St.) Thomas Apostle Court

  In Great St. Thomas Apostle, at No.22, east of Queen Street (Lockie, 1810-Elmes, 1831). Not named i...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• (St.) Thomas' Chapel, Temple

  Ingress to Bishop of Exeter to and from the Chapel, 12 Ed. III. (Cal. P.R. 1338-40, p.127). See Tem...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• (St.) Thomas de Aquino

  See St. Thomas of Acon. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• (St.) Thomas extra Bishopsgate

  Master of the hospital of St. Thomas extra Byssopesgat mentioned 20 H. III. 1236, in Cal. Close Roll...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Thomas Johnson's Key

  See (Thomas) Johnson's Key. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Unheard-of

  ·adj New; unprecedented; unparalleled. ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• kind of

  In a manner, as it were. A sort of qualifying expression; as, 'She made game on it kind o'.'--Forby....

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• rising of

  More than; upwards of; as, There were rising of a thousand men killed at the battle of Buena Vista.'...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• Bishops of London, Palace of

  On the north-west side of St. Paul's Church (S. 373). Mentioned by Ralph de Diceto in his Opera His...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• receivers of droits of admiralty

  Now termed receivers of wreck (which see). ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• De Vere, Aubrey Thomas

  (1814-1902) Poet, s. of Sir Aubrey de V., himself a poet, was b. in Co. Limerick, and ed. at Trinit...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Lauder, Sir Thomas Dick

  (1784-1848) Novelist and miscellaneous writer, s. of a Scottish baronet, wrote two novels, Lochandh...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• May, Sir Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Farnborough

  (1815-1886) Jurist and historian, ed. at Bedford School, and after holding various minor offices be...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Reid, Sir Thomas Wemyss

  (1842-1905) Novelist and biographer, b. at Newcastle, and after being connected with various provin...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Talfourd, Sir Thomas Noon

  (1795-1854) Poet and biographer, s. of a brewer at Reading, where he was b., and which he represent...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas ("Q")

  (b. 1863) Novelist. Dead Man's Rock (1887), Troy Town (1888), The Splendid Spur (1889), The Blue Pa...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Great St. Thomas Apostle

  West out of Queen Street, at No. 28, to 26 Garlick Hill in Vintry Ward (P.O. Directory). First ment...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Little St. Thomas Apostles

  West out of Tower Royal across Queen Street to Bow Lane. In Cordwainer and Vintry Wards (Strype, ed....

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Sir Thomas Bludworth's House

  See Sir Richard Levet's House. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Sir Thomas Davis' House

  At the south-west end of Angel Court, Snow Hill, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677). Site ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• (St.) Thomas Chapel, London Bridge

  Erected over the centre pier of the first stone bridge on the east side, 1176-1209. "Capella beati ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• (St.) Thomas near the Conduit

  See St. Thomas of Acon. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Beeroth of the children of Jaakan

  (Deut. 10:6). The same as Bene-jaakan (Num. 33:31). ...

  Easton's Bible Dictionary

• captain of a ship of war

  Is the commanding officer; as well the post-captain (a title now disused) as those whose proper titl...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• chamber of a piece of ordnance

  The end of the bore modified to receive the charge of powder. In mortars, howitzers, and shell-guns,...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• gunner, of a ship of war

  A warrant-officer appointed to take charge of the ammunition and artillery on board; to keep the lat...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• master of a ship-of-war

  An officer appointed by the commissioners of the navy to attend to the navigating a ship under the d...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• muzzle of a piece of ordnance

  The forward extremity of the cylinder, and the metal which surrounds it, extending back to the neck,...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• Beeroth Of The Children Of Jaakan

  the wells of the tribe of Bene-Jaakan, which formed one of the halting-places of the Israelites in t...

  William Smith's Bible Dictionary

• Rabbath Of The Children Of Ammon

  and Rabbath of the Ammonites, [See RABBATH] ...

  William Smith's Bible Dictionary

• Wisdom Of Jesus, Son Of Sirach

  [Ecclesiasticus] ...

  William Smith's Bible Dictionary

• Angle of entry

  ·add. ·- The angle between the tangent to the advancing edge (of an aerocurve) and the line of motio...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Angle of incidence

  ·add. ·- The angle between the chord of an aerocurve and the relative direction of the undisturbed a...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Bird of paradise

  ·- The name of several very beautiful birds of the genus Paradisea and allied genera, inhabiting New...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Concert of Europe

  ·add. ·- ·Alt. of European concert. ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Corps of Engineers

  ·add. ·- In the United States navy, a corps made up of the engineers, which was amalgamated with the...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Jane-of-apes

  ·noun A silly, pert girl; — corresponding to jackanapes. ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Leg-of-mutton

  ·add. ·adj Having the general shape or outline of a leg of mutton; as, a leg-of-mutton, or shoulder-...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Matter-of-fact

  ·adj Adhering to facts; not turning aside from absolute realities; not fanciful or imaginative; comm...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Men-of-war

  ·pl of <<Manofwar>>. ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Mother-of-pearl

  ·noun The hard pearly internal layer of several kinds of shells, ·esp. of pearl oysters, river musse...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Mother-of-thyme

  ·noun An aromatic plant (Thymus Serphyllum); — called also wild thyme. ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Out-of-door

  ·adj Being out of the house; being, or done, in the open air; outdoor; as, out-of-door exercise. ·se...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Volunteers of America

  ·add. ·- A religious and philanthropic organization, similar to the Salvation Army, founded (1896) b...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Wheel of fortune

  ·add. ·- A gambling or lottery device consisting of a wheel which is spun horizontally, articles or ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language