Roper, William

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• Roper

  ·noun A maker of ropes. II. Roper ·noun One fit to be hanged. III. Roper ·noun One who ropes goods...

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• Allingham, William

  (1824-1889) Poet, the s. of a banker of English descent, was b. at Ballyshannon, entered the custom...

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• Barnes, William

  (1801-1886) Poet and philologist, s. of a farmer, b. at Rushay, Dorset. After being a solicitor's c...

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• Beckford, William

  (c. 1760-1844) Miscellaneous writer, only s. of William B., Lord Mayor of London, the associate and...

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• Black, William

  (1841-1898) Novelist. After studying as a landscape painter, he took to journalism in Glasgow. In 1...

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• Blake, William

  (1757-1827) Poet and painter, b. in London, was from earliest youth a seer of visions and a dreamer...

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• Broome, William

  (1689-1745) Poet and translator, b. at Haslington, Cheshire, and ed. at Eton and Camb., entered the...

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• Browne, William

  (1590?-1645?) Poet, b. at Tavistock, ed. at Oxf., after which he entered the Inner Temple. His poem...

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• Camden, William

  (1551-1623) Antiquary and historian, b. in London, and ed. at Christ's Hospital, St. Paul's School,...

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• Carleton, William

  (1794-1869) Novelist, s. of a poor Irish cottar, b. and brought up among the Irish peasantry, acqui...

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• Cartwright, William

  (1611-1643) Dramatist, s. of a gentleman of Gloucestershire, who had run through his fortune and ke...

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• Caxton, William

  (1422-1491) Printer and translator, b. in the Weald of Kent, was apprenticed to a London mercer. On...

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• Chamberlayne, William

  (1619-1689) Poet, practised medicine at Shaftesbury. On the outbreak of the Civil War he joined the...

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• Chambers, William

  (1800-1883) Publisher and miscellaneous author, b. at Peebles, started in 1832 with his brother Rob...

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• Chillingworth, William

  (1602-1644) Theologian and controversialist, b. and ed. at Oxf., was godson of Archbishop Laud. Fal...

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• Cobbett, William

  (1762-1835) Essayist and political writer, b. at Farnham, Surrey, s. of a small farmer, his youth w...

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• Collins, William

  (1721-1759) Poet, s. of a respectable hatter at Chichester, where he was b. He was ed. at Chicheste...

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• Combe, William

  (1741-1823) Miscellaneous writer. His early life was that of an adventurer, his later was passed ch...

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• Congreve, William

  (1670-1729) Dramatist, was b. in Yorkshire. In boyhood he was taken to Ireland, and ed. at Kilkenny...

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• Cowper, William

  (1731-1800) Poet, was the s. of the Rev. John C., Rector of Great Berkhampstead, Herts, and Chaplai...

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• Coxe, William

  (1747-1828) Historian, was b. in London, and ed. at Eton and Camb. As tutor to various young men of...

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• Crowe, William

  (1745-1829) Poet, b. at Midgham, Berks, the s. of a carpenter, was ed. as a foundationer at Winches...

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• Dampier, William

  (1652-1715) Discoverer and buccaneer, b. near Yeovil. After various seafaring adventures, and leadi...

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• Dodd, William

  (1729-1777) Divine and forger, ed. at Camb., became a popular preacher in London, and a Royal Chapl...

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• Drummond, William

  (1585-1649) Poet, was descended from a very ancient family, and through Annabella D., Queen of Robe...

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• Dunbar, William

  (1465?-1530?) Poet, is believed to have been b. in Lothian, and ed. at St. Andrews, and in his earl...

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• Falconer, William

  (1732-1769) Poet, s. of a barber in Edin., where he was b., became a sailor, and was thus thoroughl...

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• Fitzstephen, William

  (d. 1190) Was a servant of Thomas à Becket, witnessed his murder, and wrote his biography, which co...

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• Gifford, William

  (1756-1826) Critic and poet, was b. of humble parentage at Ashburton, Devonshire, and after being f...

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• Glen, William

  (1789-1826) Poet, b. in Glasgow, was for some years in the West Indies. He d. in poverty. He wrote ...

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• Godwin, William

  (1756-1836) Philosopher and novelist, b. at Wisbeach, and ed. at a school in Norwich, to which city...

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• Habington, William

  (1605-1654) Poet, s. of a Worcestershire Roman Catholic gentleman, was ed. at St. Omer's, but refus...

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• Hamilton, William

  1) Hamilton, William of Gilbertfield (1665?-1751) Poet, served in the army, from which he retired ...

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• Hanna, William

  (1808-1882) Divine and biographer, s. of Samuel H., Prof. of Divinity in the Presbyterian Coll., Be...

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• Hayley, William

  (1745-1820) Poet and biographer, was b. at Chichester, and ed. at Eton and Camb. Though overstraine...

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• Hazlitt, William

  (1778-1830) Essayist and critic, b. at Maidstone, was the s. of a Unitarian minister. At his father...

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• Hone, William

  (1780-1842) Miscellaneous writer, b. at Bath, in his youth became a convinced and active democrat. ...

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• Howitt, William

  (1792-1879), Howitt, Mary (Botham) (1799-1888) Miscellaneous writers. William H. was b. at Heanor, ...

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• Hunnis, William

  (d. 1597) Poet, was a gentleman of the Chapel Royal to Edward VI., imprisoned during the reign of M...

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• Kingsford, William

  (1819-1898) Historian, b. in London, served in the army, and went to Canada, where he was engaged i...

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• Knox, William

  (1789-1825) Poet, s. of a farmer in Roxburghshire, wrote several books of poetry, The Lonely Hearth...

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• Laidlaw, William

  (1780-1845) Poet, s. of a border farmer, became steward and amanuensis to Sir W. Scott, and was the...

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• Langland, William (or William of Langley)

  (1330?-1400?) Poet. Little can be gleaned as to his personal history, and of that little part is co...

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• Law, William

  (1686-1761) Divine, s. of a grocer at Kingscliffe, Northamptonshire, was ed. at Camb., and in 1727 ...

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• Lithgow, William

  (1582-1645) Traveller, b. at Lanark, claimed at the end of his various peregrinations to have tramp...

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• Maginn, William

  (1793-1842) Journalist and miscellaneous writer, b. at Cork, became a contributor to Blackwood's Ma...

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• Mason, William

  (1724-1797) Poet, s. of a clergyman, was b. at Hull, and ed. at Camb. He took orders and rose to be...

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• Meston, William

  (1688?-1745) S. of a blacksmith, was ed. at Marischal Coll., Aberdeen, took part in the '15, and ha...

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• Minto, William

  (1845-1893) Critic and biographer, b. at Alford, Aberdeenshire, and ed. at Aberdeen and Oxf., went ...

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• Mitford, William

  (1744-1827) Historian, e.s. of John M. of Exbury, Hants, descended from an old Northumbrian family,...

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• Morris, William

  (1834-1896) Poet, artist, and socialist, b. at Walthamstow, and ed. at Marlborough School and Oxf. ...

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• Motherwell, William

  (1797-1835) Poet, b. and ed. in Glasgow, he held the office of depute sheriff-clerk at Paisley, at ...

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• Mure, William

  (1799-1860) Scholar, laird of Caldwell, Ayrshire, ed. at Westminster, Edin., and Bonn, sat in Parli...

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• Occam or Ockham, William

  (1270?-1349?) Schoolman, b. at Ockham, Surrey, studied at Oxf. and Paris, and became a Franciscan. ...

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• Oldys, William

  (1696-1761) Antiquary, wrote a Life of Sir W. Raleigh prefixed to an ed. of his works (1736), a Dis...

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• Painter, William

  (1540?-1594) Translator, etc., ed. at Camb., was then successively schoolmaster at Sevenoaks, and C...

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• Paley, William

  (1743-1805) Theologian, s. of a minor canon of Peterborough, where he was b., went at 15 as a sizar...

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• Penn, William

  (1644-1718) Quaker apologist, s. of Sir William P., a celebrated Admiral, was b. in London, and ed....

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• Prynne, William

  (1600-1669) Controversial writer, b. near Bath, ed. at Oxf., studied law at Lincoln's Inn, of which...

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• Robertson, William

  (1721-1793) Historian, s. of the parish minister of Borthwick, Midlothian, where he was b., receive...

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• Roscoe, William

  (1753-1831) Historian, s. of a market-gardener near Liverpool, for a time assisted his f., devoting...

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• Rowley, William

  (1585?-1642?) Dramatist, was an actor in the Queen's Company 1610. He collaborated with Middleton i...

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• Russell, William

  (1741-1793) Historian, b. in Selkirkshire, and apprenticed to a bookseller in Edin., he was patroni...

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• Shakespeare, William

  (1564-1616) Dramatist and poet, b. at Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, on 22nd or 23rd, and baptise...

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• Sharp, William ("Fiona MacLeod")

  (1856-1905) Wrote under this pseudonym a remarkable series of Celtic tales, novels, and poems, incl...

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• Shenstone, William

  (1714-1763) Poet, s. of Thomas S., owner of a small estate at Hales Owen, Shropshire. At this place...

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• Sherlock, William

  (1641?-1707) Divine and controversialist, b. at Southwark, ed. at Eton and Camb., took orders, and ...

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• Somerville, William

  (1675-1742) Poet, a Warwickshire squire of literary tastes, wrote among others a poem, The Chase, i...

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• Sotheby, William

  (1757-1833) Poet and translator, belonged to a good family, and was ed. at Harrow. In early life he...

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• Strode, William

  (1600-1645) Poet, only s. of Philip S., who belonged to an old Devonshire family, he was b. at Plym...

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• Stubbs, William

  (1825-1901) Historian, s. of a solicitor, b. at Knaresborough, Yorkshire, and ed. there and at the ...

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• Stukeley, William

  (1687-1765) Antiquary, ed. at Camb., and after practising as a physician took orders in 1729 and he...

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• Taylor, William

  (1765-1836) Translator, etc., s. of a merchant, travelled on the Continent, learned German, and bec...

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• Tennant, William

  (1784-1848) Poet and scholar, a cripple from his birth, was b. at Anstruther (commonly called Anste...

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• Tyndale, William

  (1484?-1536) Translator of the Bible, belonged to a northern family which, migrating to Gloucesters...

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• Tytler, William

  (1711-1792) Historical writer, was a lawyer in Edin., and wrote An Inquiry into the Evidence agains...

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• Warburton, William

  (1698-1779) Theologian, b. at Newark, where his f. was an attorney. Intended for the law, he was fo...

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• Warner, William

  (1558-1609) Poet, b. in London or Yorkshire, studied at Oxf., and was an attorney in London. In 158...

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• Webbe, William

  (b. 1550) Critic and translator. Almost nothing is known of him except that he was at Camb. and act...

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• Westall, William

  (1834-1903) Novelist, was originally in business, but later betook himself to journalism, and also ...

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• Whewell, William

  (1794-1866) Philosopher, theologian and mathematician, s. of a joiner at Lancaster, where he was b....

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• Whiston, William

  (1667-1752) Theologian, and man of science, b. at Norton, Leicestershire, and ed. at Camb., where h...

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• Whitehead, William

  (1715-1785) Poet, s. of a baker at Camb., and ed. at Winchester School and Camb., became tutor in t...

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• Wilberforce, William

  (1759-1833) Philanthropist and religious writer, s. of a merchant, was b. at Hull, ed. at Camb., en...

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• Wilkie, William

  (1721-1772) Poet, b.. in Linlithgowshire, s. of a farmer, and ed. at Edin., he entered the Church, ...

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• Wordsworth, William

  (1770-1850) Poet, s. of John W., attorney and agent to the 1st Lord Lonsdale, was b. at Cockermouth...

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• Wycherley, William

  (1640?-1716) Dramatist, was b. at Clive, near Shrewsbury, where his f. had an estate. He was at the...

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• Archer, William

  (b. 1856) Writer on the drama and translator of Ibsen; ed. Ibsen's Prose Dramas, 5 vols., Collected...

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• Cunningham, William

  D.D. (b. 1849) Economist, etc. Growth of English Industry and Commerce, Western Civilisation, Mode...

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• James, William

  LL.D., etc. (b. 1842) Psychologist. Principles of Psychology (1890), Human Immortality (1897), The...

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• Watson, William

  LL.D. (b. 1858) Poet. The Prince's Quest (1880), Epigrams of Art, Life and Nature (1884), Wordswor...

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• Winter, William

  (b. 1836) American critic, etc. Shakespeare's England, Grey Days and Gold, Old Shrines and Ivy Brow...

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• William Street

  West out of New Bridge Street, at No.21, to Water Street in the precinct of Bridewell (P 0. Director...

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• Ainsworth, William Harrison

  (1805-1882) Novelist, s. of a solicitor, was b. in Manchester. He was destined for the legal profes...

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• Aytoun, William Edmonstone

  (1813-1865) Poet and humorist, s. of Roger A., a Writer to the Signet, was b. in Edinburgh and ed. ...

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• Blackstone, Sir William

  (1723-1780) Legal Writer, posthumous s. of a silk mercer in London, was ed. at Charterhouse School ...

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• Bowles, William Lisle

  (1762-1850) Poet and antiquary, b. at King's Sutton, Northamptonshire, of which his f. was vicar, a...

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• Bryant, William Cullen

  (1794-1878) Poet, was b. at Cummington, Massachusetts, the s. of a doctor. His ancestors on both si...

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• Channing, William Ellery

  (1780-1842) American Divine, b. at Newport, Rhode Island, was for a time a minister in the Congrega...

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• Church, Richard William

  (1815-1890) Divine, historian, and biographer, was b. at Lisbon, and ed. at Oxf., where he became a...

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• Colenso, John William

  (1814-1883) Mathematician and Biblical critic, b. at St. Austell, Cornwall, and ed. at St. John's C...

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• Collins, William Wilkie

  (1824-1889) Novelist, s. of William C., R.A., entered Lincoln's Inn, and was called to the Bar 1851...

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• Cory, William Johnson

  (1823-1892) Poet, b. at Torrington, and ed. at Eton, where he was afterwards a master. He was a bri...

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• Curtis, George William

  (1824-1892) American essayist, editor, and journalist, contributed to New York Tribune, and to Putn...

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• Davenant, or D'Avenant, Sir William

  (1606-1668) Poet and dramatist, was b. at Oxf., where his f. kept an inn, which Shakespeare was in ...

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• Dixon, William Hepworth

  (1821-1879) Historian and traveller, b. near Manchester, went to London in 1846, and became connect...

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• Draper, John William

  (1811-1882) Historian, b. at St. Helen's, Lancashire, emigrated to Virginia, and was a prof. in the...

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• Dugdale, Sir William

  (1605-1686) Herald and antiquary, was b. at Coleshill, Warwickshire, and ed. at Coventry School. Fr...

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• Faber, Frederick William

  (1814-1863) Theologian and hymn-writer, was b. at Calverley, Yorkshire, and ed. at Harrow and Oxf.,...

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• Farrar, Frederic William

  (1831-1903) Theological writer, b. in Bombay, and ed. at London Univ. and Camb., was for some years...

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• Fonblanque, Albany William

  (1793-1872) Journalist and political writer, was of Huguenot descent, the s. of a Commissioner in B...

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• Garrison, William Lloyd

  (1805-1879) Orator, was b. at Newburyport, Mass. Though chiefly known for his eloquent advocacy of ...

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• Gladstone, William Ewart

  (1809-1898) Statesman, scholar, and man of letters, fourth s. of Sir John G., a merchant in Liverpo...

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• Glascock, William Nugent

  (1787-1847) Novelist. He saw a good deal of service in the navy with credit, and from this drew the...

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• Greg, William Rathbone

  (1809-1881) Essayist, b. in Manchester, and ed. at Bristol and Edin., was for some years engaged in...

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• Hare, Augustus William

  (1792-1834) Was the s. of Francis Hare-Naylor, who m. a cousin of the famous Duchess of Devonshire,...

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• Henley, William Ernest

  (1849-1903) Poet and critic, b. at Gloucester, made the acquaintance of Robert Louis Stevenson (q.v...

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• Ireland, William Henry

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

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• Jerrold, Douglas William

  (1803-1857) Dramatist and miscellaneous writer, s. of an actor, himself appeared as a child upon th...

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• Jevons, William Stanley

  (1835-1882) Logician and economist, b. in Liverpool, s. of an iron merchant, his mother was the dau...

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• Jones, Sir William

  (1746-1794) Orientalist and jurist, was b. in London, and ed. at Harrow and Oxf. He lost his f., an...

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• Kinglake, Alexander William

  (1809-1891) B. near Taunton, ed. at Eton and Camb., was called to the Bar in 1837, and acquired a c...

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• Lane, Edward William

  (1801-1876) Arabic scholar, s. of a prebendary of Hereford, where he was b., began life as an engra...

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• Maxwell, William Hamilton

  (1792-1850) Novelist, a Scoto-Irishman, b. at Newry, and ed. at Trinity Coll., Dublin, entered the ...

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• Mickle, William Julius

  (1735-1788) Poet, s. of the minister of Langholm, Dumfriesshire, was for some time a brewer in Edin...

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• Newman, Francis William

  (1805-1897) Scholar and theological writer, brother of Cardinal N., b. in London, and ed. at Oxf. A...

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• Prescott, William Hickling

  (1796-1859) Historian, b. at Salem, Massachusetts, the s. of an eminent lawyer, was ed. at Harvard,...

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• Rhodes, William Barnes

  (1772-1826) Dramatist, was in the Bank of England, of which he became Chief Teller. He wrote a burl...

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• Robertson, Frederick William

  (1816-1853) Divine, s. of Captain Frederick R., of the Royal Artillery, was b. in London, and ed. a...

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• Robertson, Thomas William

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

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• Rose, William Stewart

  (1775-1843) Poet and translator, s. of George R., who held various Government offices, including th...

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• Scott, William Bell

  (1811-1890) Poet and painter, s. of Robert S., an engraver, and brother of David S., painter, b. in...

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• Sellar, William Young

  (1825-1890) Scholar, b. in Sutherlandshire, his f. being factor to the Duke of Sutherland, ed. at G...

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• Senior, Nassau William

  (1790-1864) Economist and essayist, s. of a clergyman, was b. at Compton Beauchamp, Berks, ed. at E...

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• Simms, William Gilmore

  (1806-1870) Novelist, etc., b. at Charleston, South Carolina, began his literary life with journali...

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• Skene, William Forbes

  (1807-1892) Historian, 2nd s. of James S. of Rubislaw, friend of Sir Walter Scott, was a Writer to ...

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• Smith, Sir William

  (1813-1893) Lexicographer, ed. at Univ. Coll., London, was a contributor to the Penny Magazine and ...

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• Smith, William Robertson

  (1846-1894) Theologian and Semitic scholar, s. of the Free Church minister of Keig, Aberdeenshire, ...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Spencer, William Robert

  (1769-1834) Poet, ed. at Harrow and Oxf., belonged to the Whig set of Fox and Sheridan. He wrote gr...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Stirling, William Alexander, Earl of

  (1567-1640) Poet, s. of A. of Menstrie, and cr. Earl of S. by Charles I., 1633, was a courtier, and...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Story, William Wetmore

  (1819-1895) Sculptor, poet, etc., b. at Salem, Mass., was intended for the law, but became a sculpt...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Temple, Sir William

  (1628-1699) Statesman and essayist, s. of Sir John T., Master of the Rolls in Ireland, was b. in Lo...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Thackeray, William Makepeace

  (1811-1863) Novelist, s. of Richmond T., who held various important appointments in the service of ...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Thoms, William John

  (1803-1885) Antiquary and miscellaneous writer, for many years a clerk in the secretary's office of...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Ward, William George

  (1812-1882) Theologian, ed. at Winchester and Oxf., and came under the influence of J.H. Newman, wh...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Whitney, William Dwight

  (1827-1894) Philologist, b. at Northampton, Mass., was Prof. of Sanskrit, etc., at Yale, and chief ...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• William of Malmesbury

  (fl. 12th cent.) Historian, was an inmate of the great monastery at Malmesbury. His name is said to...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• William of Newburgh, or Newbury

  (1136-1198?) Historian, belonged to the monastery of Newburgh in Yorkshire. His own name is said to...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Wills, William Gorman

  (1828-1891) Dramatist, s. of above, b. in Dublin. After writing a novel, Old Times, in an Irish mag...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Anson, Sir William Reynell

  Bart., D.C.L. (b. 1843) Legaland constitutional writer, etc., Law and Custom of the Constitution, ...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Barry, Rev. William (Francis)

  D.D. (b. 1849) Novelist, etc. The New Antigone (1887), Two Standards (1898), Arden Massiter (1900)...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Butler, Sir William Francis

  G.C.B. (b. 1838) Traveller and biographer. The Great Lone Land (1872), The Wild North Land (1873),...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Chambers, Robert William

  (b. 1865) American novelist. In the Quarter (1895), The Red Republic (1896), Lorraine, The Cambric ...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Courthope, William John

  C.B., LL.D., etc. (b. 1842) Critic, biographer, etc. Ludibria Lunæ (1869), Paradise of Birds (1870...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Gordon-Stables, William

  (b. 1840) Novelist and writer of boys' books. Has written 136 books, including Cruise of the "Snowb...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Hazlitt, William Carew

  (b. 1834) Critic, etc. The Venetian Republic (1900), ed. Warton's History of English Poetry, Biogra...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Hornung, Ernest William

  (b. 1866) Novelist. A Bride from the Bush (1890), The Boss of Taroomba, The Unbidden Guest (1894), ...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Howells, William Dean

  D.Litt. (b. 1837) American novelist, etc. A Foregone Conclusion, A Chance Acquaintance, A Counterf...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Jacobs, William Wymark

  (b. 1863) Novelist. Many Cargoes (1896), The Skipper's Wooing (1897), A Master of Craft (1900), At ...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Law, William Arthur

  (b. 1844) Dramatic author. A Night Surprise (1877), Enchantment (1878), Castle Botherem (1880), Nob...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Lilly, William Samuel

  (b. 1840) Philosopher, etc. Ancient Religion and Modern Thought (1884), Chapters in European Histor...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Locke, William John

  (b. 1863) Novelist. At the Gate of Samaria (1895). The Demagogue and Lady Phayre (1896), A Study in...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• MacKail, John William

  LL.D., etc. (b. 1859) Scholar, etc. Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology (1890), Latin Literat...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Mallock, William Hurrell

  (b. 1849) Novelist and writer on politics, evolution, etc. The New Republic (1877), The New Paul an...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Maugham, William Somerset

  (b. 1874) Novelist. Liza of Lambeth (1897), The Making of a Saint (1898), The Hero (1901), Mrs. Cra...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Norris, William Edward

  (b. 1846) Novelist. Heaps of Money (1877), Mademoiselle de Mersac, My Friend Jim, The Dancer in Yel...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Pollard, Alfred William

  (b. 1859) Bibliographer, etc. Books about Books (1893), Bibliographica (1894-96), Early Illustrated...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Ridge, William Pett

  Novelist. A Clever Wife (1895), Mord Em'ly (1898), A Son of the State (1899), Erb (1903), Mrs. Galer...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Rossetti, William Michael

  (b. 1829) Biographer, ed., etc. Translator of Dante's Hell (1865), Lives of Famous Poets (1878), Li...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Russell, William Clark

  (b. 1844) Novelist. John Holdsworth, Chief Mate (1874), A Sailor's Sweetheart (1877), An Ocean Trag...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Ward, Adolphus William

  Litt.D., LL.D. (b. 1837) Historian and critic. The House of Austria in the Thirty Years' War (1869...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• White, WIlliam Hale

  (c. 1830) Novelist, etc. The Autobiography of Mark Rutherford (1885), Mark Rutherford's Deliverance...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Wright, William Aldis

  LL.D., etc English scholar. Joint ed. of Globe Shakespeare and of the Cambridge Shakespeare. Bible ...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Yeats, William Butler

  (b. 1865) Poet. The Wanderings of Oisin (1889), The Countess Kathleen (1892), The Celtic Twilight (...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• King William Street

  South from Lombard Street, at No. 6, to Adelaide Place, London Bridge (P.O. Directory). Extends thr...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• king william pine

  n. a Tasmanian tree.See cedar. ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• Brooks, Charles William Shirley

  (1816-1874) Journalist and novelist, b. in London, began life in a solicitor's office. He early, ho...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Kaye, Sir John William

  (1814-1876) Historian and biographer, s. of a London solicitor, was ed. at Eton and Addiscombe. Aft...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Kingston, William Henry Giles

  (1814-1880) Writer of tales for boys, b. in London, but spent much of his youth in Oporto, where hi...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Lecky, William Edward Hartpole

  (1838-1903) Historian, the s. of a landed gentleman of Carlow, was b. near Dublin, and ed. at Chelt...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Myers, Frederic William Henry

  (1843-1901) Poet and essayist, s. of a clergyman, was b. at Keswick, and ed. at Cheltenham and Camb...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• O'Shaughnessy, Arthur William Edgar

  (1844-1881) Poet, b. in London, entered the library of the British Museum, afterwards being transfe...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Russell, Sir William Howard

  (1821-1907) War correspondent, b. in Co. Dublin, was called to the Bar in 1850. Having joined the s...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Stirling-Maxwell, Sir William

  (1818-1878) Historian and writer on art, s. of Archibald Stirling of Keir, succeeded to the estates...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Wraxall, Sir Nathaniel William

  (1751-1831) Historical writer, b. at Bristol, was for a few years in the service of the East India ...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• De Morgan, William Frend

  (b. 1839) Novelist. Joseph Vance: An Ill-written Autobiography (1906), Alice-for-short: A Dichronis...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Gilbert, Sir William Schwenk

  (b. 1836) Dramatist and humorist. The Palace of Truth (1870), Pygmalion and Galatea (1871), Trial b...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Hutton, rev. William Holden

  B.D. (b. 1860) Historian, The Misrule of Henry III., The Church of the Sixth Century, Short Histor...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Nicoll, Sir William Robertson

  LL.D. (b. 1851) Journalist, poet, and essayist, etc. Literary Anecdotes of the Nineteenth Century ...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Oman, Charles William Chadwick

  (b. 1860) Historian. A History of Greece (1888), Warwick the Kingmaker (1891), Short History of the...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Skeat, Rev. Walter William

  Litt.D., LL.D. (b. 1835) Philologist and Early English scholar; has ed. Langland's Piers Plowman, ...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Ward of William Bukerel

  Identified with Broad Street Ward (q.v.). ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Napier, Sir William Francis Patrick

  (1785-1860) was one of the sons of Col. the Hon. George N. and Lady Sarah Lennox, dau. of the 2nd D...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Statue of King William IV

  At the junction of King William Street and Cannon Street. Erected at the time of the formation of t...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Ward of William de Durham

  Identified with Bread Street Ward (q.v.). ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Ward of William de Hadestoke

  Identified with Tower Ward (q.v.). ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Dalling and Bulwer, William Henry Lytton Earle Bulwer, 1st Lord

  (1801-1872) Elder brother of Lord Lytton (q.v.), and a distinguished diplomatist. He represented En...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin