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

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• Wotton, Sir Henry

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

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• Layard, Sir Austin Henry

  (1817-1894) Explorer of Nineveh, b. at Paris, s. of a Ceylon civilian. After spending some years in...

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• Rawlinson, Sir Henry Cresswicke

  (1810-1895) Brother of the above, entered the service of the East India Company, and held many impo...

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• Stanley, Sir Henry Morton

  (1841-1904) Traveller in Africa, b. in America, went to find, and found, Livingstone, and wrote an ...

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• Sir Henry Tulce's House

  At the north end of Warnford Court, south of Drapers Gardens (O. and M. 1677). Site now occupied by...

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• Maine, Sir Henry James Sumner

  (1822-1888) Jurist, ed. at Christ's Hospital and at Camb., where he became Regius Prof. of Civil La...

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• Murray, Sir James Augustus Henry

  LL.D., D.C.L., etc. (b. 1837) Philologist. Ed. of New English Dictionary, Dialect of the Southern ...

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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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• sir john

  The old title for a country parson: as Sir John of Wrotham, mentioned by Shakespeare. ...

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• sir loin

  The sur, or upper loin. ...

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• sir reverence

  Human excrement, a t--d. ...

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• sir timothy

  One who, from a desire of being the head of the company, pays the reckoning, or, as the term is, sta...

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• you, sir!

  The irritating mode in which some officers address the seamen. The late Lord Collingwood never permi...

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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...

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• Bell, Henry Glassford

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

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• Henry the Minstrel

  Blind Harry ...

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• Boker, George Henry

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

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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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• Byron, Henry James

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

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• Cary, Henry Francis

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

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• Clinton, Henry Fynes

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

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• Dana, Richard Henry

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

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• Henry of Huntingdon

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

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• Henry, The Minstrel

  see Blind Harry. ...

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• Horne, Richard Henry or Hengist

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

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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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• Ireland, William Henry

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

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• Kames, Henry Home, Lord

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

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• Knight, Henry Gally

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

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• Lewes, George Henry

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

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• Liddell, Henry George

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

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• Liddon, Henry Parry

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

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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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• Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth

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

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• Lyte, Henry Francis

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

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• Manning, Henry Edward

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

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• Mansel, Henry Longueville

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

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• Milman, Henry Hart

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

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• Newman, John Henry

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

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• Pearson, Charles Henry

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

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• Pye, Henry James

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

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• Robinson, Henry Crabb

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

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• Shaw, Henry Wheeler ("Josh Billings")

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

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• Shorthouse, Joseph Henry

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

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• 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...

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• Stoddard, Richard Henry

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

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• 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...

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• Thoreau, Henry David

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

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• Tuckerman, Henry Theodore

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

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• Underwood, Francis Henry

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

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• White, Henry Kirke

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

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• Beeching, Rev. Henry Charles

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

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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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• Bullen, Arthur Henry

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

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• Butcher, Samuel Henry

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

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• Dobson, Henry Austin

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

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• Dudeney, Mrs. Henry (Whiffin)

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

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• Haggard, Henry Rider

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

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• Hewlett, Maurice Henry

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

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• Jones, Henry Arthur

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

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• Sayce, Archibald Henry

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

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• King Henry Yard

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

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• Alison, Sir Archibald

  (1792-1867) Historian, s. of the above, was b. at Kenley, Shropshire, and after studying under a pr...

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• Arnold, Sir Edwin

  (1832-1904) Poet, s. of a Sussex magistrate, was b. at Gravesend, and ed. at King's School, Rochest...

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• Ayton, Sir Robert

  (1570-1638) Poet, s. of A. of Kinaldie in Fife. After grad. at St. Andrews, he studied law at Paris...

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• Baker, Sir Richard

  (1568-1645) Historian and religious writer, studied law, was knighted in 1603, and was High Sheriff...

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• Beaumont, Sir John

  (1582-1627?) Poet, elder brother of Francis B., the dramatist (q.v.). His poems, of which the best ...

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• Besant, Sir Walter

  (1836-1901) Novelist and historian of London, b. at Portsmouth and ed. at King's Coll., London, and...

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• Blackmore, Sir Richard

  (c. 1650, d. 1729) Poet, one of the Court Physicians to William III. and Anne, wrote several very l...

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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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• Boswell, Sir Alexander

  (1775-1822) Antiquary and song writer, s. of James B., of Auchinleck, Johnson's biographer, was int...

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• Bowring, Sir John

  (1792-1872) Linguist, writer, and traveller, was b. at Exeter. His talent for acquiring languages e...

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• Brewster, Sir David

  (1781-1868) Man of science and writer, b. at Jedburgh, originally intended to enter the Church, of ...

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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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• 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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• Davies, Sir John

  (1569-1626) Lawyer and poet, s. of a lawyer at Westbury, Wiltshire, was ed. at Winchester and Oxf.,...

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• Davy, Sir Humphrey

  (1778-1829) Chemist and man of letters, s. of a wood-carver, was b. at Penzance. He early showed an...

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• Denham, Sir John

  (1615-1669) Poet, s. of the Chief Baron of Exchequer in Ireland, was b. in Dublin, and ed. at Oxf. ...

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• Digby, Sir Kenelm

  (1603-1665) Miscellaneous writer, b. near Newport Pagnell, s. of Sir Everard D., one of the Gunpowd...

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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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• Dyer, Sir Edward

  (1545?-1607) Poet, b. at Sharpham Park, Somerset, and ed. at Oxf., was introduced to the Court by t...

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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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• Etherege, Sir George

  (1635?-1691) Dramatist, was at Camb., travelled, read a little law, became a man-about-town, the co...

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• Fanshawe, Sir Richard

  (1608-1666) Diplomatist, translator, and poet, b. at Ware Park, Herts, and ed. at Camb., travelled ...

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• Ferguson, Sir Samuel

  (1810-1886) Poet and antiquary, b. at Belfast, the s. of parents of Scottish extraction, he was ed....

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• Filmer, Sir Robert

  (d. 1653?) Political writer, s. of Sir Edward F., of East Sutton, Kent, was ed. at Camb. He was an ...

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• Fortescue, Sir John

  (1394?-1476?) Political writer, was descended from a Devonshire family. He was an eminent lawyer, a...

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• Francis, Sir Philip

  (1740-1818) Reputed author of The Letters of Junius, s. of the Rev. Philip F., a scholar of some no...

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• Garth, Sir Samuel

  (1661-1719) Physician and poet, b. at Bolam in the county of Durham, and ed. at Camb., he settled a...

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• Hale, Sir Matthew

  (1609-1676) Jurist and miscellaneous writer, has left a great reputation as a lawyer and judge. Ste...

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• Harington, Sir John

  (1561-1612) Miscellaneous writer, and translator, b. at Kelston Park near Bath, and ed. at Eton and...

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• Hayward, Sir John

  (1564?-1627) Historian, b. at Felixstowe, was the author of various historical works, the earliest ...

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• Helps, Sir Arthur

  (1813-1875) Essayist and historian, was b. at Streatham, Surrey, and ed. at Eton and Camb. After le...

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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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• Herschel, Sir John Frederick William

  (1792-1871) S. of Sir William H., the eminent astronomer and discoverer of the planet Uranus, was b...

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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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• Howard, Sir Robert

  (1626-1698) Dramatist, s. of the Earl of Berkshire, and brother-in-law of Dryden. On the outbreak o...

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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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• L'Estrange, Sir Roger

  (1616-1704) Journalist and pamphleteer, youngest s. of a Norfolk baronet, was probably at Camb., an...

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• Lindsay, or Lyndsay, Sir David

  (1490-1555) Scottish poet and satirist, s. of David L. of Garmylton, near Haddington, was b. either...

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• Lyell, Sir Charles

  (1797-1875) Geologist and writer, s. of Charles L., of Kinnordy, Forfarshire (a distinguished botan...

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• Lyndesay, Sir D.

  see Lindsay, Sir David. ...

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• Mackenzie, Sir George

  (1636-1691) Lawyer and miscellaneous writer, s. of Sir Simon M., of Lochslin, a brother of the Earl...

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• Mackintosh, Sir James

  (1765-1832) Philosopher and historian, was b. at Aldowrie, Inverness-shire, s. of an officer in the...

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• Maitland, Sir Richard

  (1496-1586) Poet, f. of M. of Lethington, Sec. of State to Mary Queen of Scots. In his later years ...

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• Malcolm, Sir John

  (1769-1833) Indian soldier, statesman, and historian, b. at Burnfoot, Dumfriesshire, went to India ...

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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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• Mandeville, Sir John

  Was the ostensible author only of a book of travels bearing his name, written about the middle of th...

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• Martin, Sir Theodore

  (1816-1909) Poet, biographer, and translator, s. of James M., solicitor in Edin., where he was b. a...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Melville, Sir James

  (1535-1617) Historian, s. of Sir John M., of Hallhill, was a page to Mary Queen of Scots at the Fre...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• More, Sir Thomas

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

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Morris, Sir Lewis

  (1833-1907) Poet, b. at Penrhyn, Carnarvonshire, and ed. at Sherborne and Oxf., was called to the B...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Newton, Sir Isaac

  (1642-1727) Natural philosopher, b. at Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire, the s. of a small landed propriet...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• North, Sir Thomas

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

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Overbury, Sir Thomas

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

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Palgrave, Sir Francis

  (1788-1861) Historian, s. of Meyer Cohen, a Jewish stockbroker, but at his marriage in 1823, having...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Raleigh, Sir Walter

  (1552?-1618) Explorer, statesman, admiral, historian, and poet, s. of Walter R., of Fardel, Devonsh...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Reynolds, Sir Joshua

  (1723-1792) Painter and writer on art, s. of a clergyman and schoolmaster at Plympton, Devonshire. ...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Rycaut, or Ricaut, Sir Paul

  (1628-1700) Historian, was at Camb., and held various diplomatic positions. He wrote Present State ...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Scott, Sir Walter

  (1771-1832) Poet, novelist, and biographer, s. of Walter S., a Writer to the Signet in Edinburgh, a...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Sedley, Sir Charles

  (1639?-1701) Poet, s. and heir of a Kentish baronet, was at Oxf. and, coming to the Court of Charle...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Sidney, Sir Philip

  (1554-1586) Poet and romancist, s. of Sir Henry S., Deputy of Ireland, and Pres. of Wales, b. at th...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Skelton, Sir John

  (1831-1897) Miscellaneous writer. B. in Edinburgh, ed. at the Univ. there, and called to the Scotti...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Smith, Sir William

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

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Steele, Sir Richard

  (1672-1729) Essayist and dramatist, s. of a Dublin attorney, who d. when his s. was 5 years old, wa...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Stephen, Sir James

  (1789-1859) Statesman and historical writer, s. of James S., Master in Chancery, ed. at Camb., and ...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Stephen, Sir Leslie

  (1832-1904) Biographer and critic, s. of the above, was b. in London, and ed. at Eton, King's Coll....

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Suckling, Sir John

  (1609-1642) Poet, s. of a knight who had held office as Sec. of State and Comptroller of the Househ...

  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

• 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

• Vanbrugh, Sir John

  (1664-1726) Dramatist and architect, b. in London of Flemish descent, was in France from 1683 to 16...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Walpole, Sir Spencer

  (1839-1907) Historian, s. of the Right Hon. Spencer W., Home Sec. in the three Derby Cabinets, belo...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Wilson, Sir Daniel

  (1816-1892) Archæologist and miscellaneous writer, b. and ed. in Edin., and after acting as sec. of...

  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

• 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

• 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

• Douglas, Sir George Brisbane Scott, Bart.

  (b. 1856) Poet and miscellaneous writer. Poems (1880), The Fireside Tragedy (1896), New Border Tale...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Galton, Sir Francis

  F.R.S., D.C.L. b. (1822) Traveller and anthropologist. Tropical South Africa (1853), Hereditary Ge...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Pears, Sir Edwin

  (b. 1835) War correspondent, etc, Fall of Constantinople (1885), The Destruction of the Greek Empir...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Rhys, Sir John

  D.Litt. (b. 1840) Celtic philologist. Celtic Britain (1882), Studies in the Arthurian Legend (1891...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Sir John Fouches

  See Sir Nathaniel Herne's House. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Sir John Hubland's

  See Bank of England. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• sir john barleycorn

  Strong beer. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• aye, aye, sir

  A prompt reply on receiving an order. Also the answer on comprehending an order. Aye-aye, the answer...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• Brougham and Vaux, Henry, 1st Lord

  (1778-1868) S. of Henry B. of Brougham Hall, Westmoreland, b. in Edin., and ed. at the High School ...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Dana, Richard Henry, Jr.

  (1815-1882) Miscellaneous writer, s. of the above, ed. at Harvard, but on his eyesight giving way s...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Hunt, James Henry Leigh

  (1784-1859) Essayist and poet, was b. at Southgate, and ed. at Christ's Hospital. A selection of hi...

  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

• 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

• Sala, George Augustus Henry

  (1828-1895) Journalist and novelist, b. in London of Italian ancestry, began life as an illustrator...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Smeaton, Wm. Henry Oliphant

  M.A. (b. 1856) Novelist, etc. By Adverse Winds (1895), Our Laddie (1897), Treasure Cave of the Blu...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Watson, Henry Brereton Marriott

  (b. 1863) Novelist, etc. Lady Faintheart (1890), The Web of the Spider (1891), Diogenes of London (...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Wicksteed, Rev. Philip Henry

  (b. 1844) Writer on Dante, political economy, etc. Translation of the Bible for Young People (1882)...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Jebb, Sir Richard Claverhouse

  (1841-1905) B. at Dundee, and ed. at St. Columba's Coll., Dublin, Charterhouse, and Camb., at the l...

  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

• 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

• Lewis, Sir George Cornewall

  (1806-1863) Scholar and statesman, s. of Sir Thomas F.L., a Radnorshire baronet, was ed. at Eton an...

  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

• Wilkinson, Sir John Gardner

  (1797-1875) Egyptologist, s. of a Westmoreland clergyman, studied at Oxf. In 1821 he went to Egypt,...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Williams, Sir Charles Hanbury

  (1708-1759) Diplomatist and satirist, s. of John Hanbury, a Welsh ironmaster, assumed the name of W...

  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

• Ball, Sir Robert Stawell

  LL.D., F.R.S. (b. 1840) Scientific writer. The Story of the Heavens (1885), Starland (1889), The S...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Burnand, Sir Francis Cowley

  (b. 1836) Humorist and dramatist, ed. of Punch (1880-1906), to which he contributed Mokeanna, Strap...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Dilke, Sir Charles Wentworth

  Bart., P.C., LL.D., etc. (b. 1843) Political writer. Greater Britain (1868), The Fall of Prince Fl...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan

  LL.D. (b. 1859) Novelist. A Study in Scarlet (1887), Micah Clarke (1888), The Sign of Four (1889),...

  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

• Laughton, Sir John Knox

  (b. 1830) Writer on naval subjects, etc. Physical Geography in relation to the Prevailing Winds and...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin