Stephen, Sir James

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• Stephen, Sir Leslie

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

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• Stephen

  same as Stephanas ...

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• Stephen

  One of the seven deacons, who became a preacher of the gospel. He was the first Christian martyr. Hi...

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• stephen

  Money. Stephen's at home; i.e. has money. ...

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• Stephen

  the first Christian martyr, was the chief of the seven (commonly called Deacons) appointed to rectif...

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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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• Melville, Sir James

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

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• James

  same as Jacob ...

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• James

  1) The son of Zebedee and Salome; an elder brother of John the apostle. He was one of the twelve. He...

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• James

  (the Greek form of Jacob, supplanter). • James the son of Zebedee, one of the twelve apostles. He w...

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• Sir

  ·noun A title prefixed to the Christian name of a knight or a baronet. II. Sir ·noun A man of socia...

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• sir

  Once a scholastic title applied to priests and curates; now to knights. "Aye, aye, sir," is the well...

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• Gosson, Stephen

  (1554-1624) Poet, actor, and satirist, b. in Kent, and ed. at Oxf., he went to London, and wrote pl...

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• Hawes, Stephen

  (d. 1523?) Poet; very little concerning him is known with certainty. He is believed to have been b....

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• Phillips, Stephen

  (b. 1868) Poet. Marpessa (1890), Eremus (1894), Christ in Hades (1896), Poems (1897), Paolo and Fra...

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• (St.) Stephen Walbrook

  On the east side of Walbrook at No.39 (P.O. Directory). South of the Mansion House, in Walbrook Ward...

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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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• Ballantine, James

  (1808-1877) Artist and author, b. in Edinburgh, began life as a house painter. He studied art, and ...

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• Beattie, James

  (1735-1803) Poet and philosophical writer, s. of a shopkeeper and small farmer at Laurencekirk, Kin...

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• Beresford, James

  (1764-1840) Miscellaneous writer and clergyman. He made translations and wrote religious books, but...

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• Boswell, James

  (1740-1795) Biographer, s. of Alexander B. of Auchinleck, Ayrshire, one of the judges of the Suprem...

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• Bramston, James

  (c. 1694-1744) Satirist, ed. at Westminster School and Oxf., took orders and was latterly Vicar of ...

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• Bruce, James

  (1730-1794) Traveller, was b. at the family seat of Kinnaird, Perthshire, and ed. at Harrow. After ...

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• Fergusson, James

  (1808-1886) Writer on architecture, b. at Ayr, was engaged in commercial pursuits in India, where h...

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• Grahame, James

  (1765-1811) Poet, s. of a lawyer, was b. and ed. in Glasgow. After spending some time in a law offi...

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• Grainger, James

  (1721-1766) Poet, of a Cumberland family, studied medicine at Edin., was an army surgeon, and on th...

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• Granger, James

  (1723-1776) Biographer, was at Oxf. and, entering the Church, became Vicar of Shiplake, Oxon. He pu...

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• Grant, James

  (1822-1887) Novelist, was the s. of an officer in the army, in which he himself served for a short ...

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• Hannay, James

  (1827-1873) Novelist and journalist, was b. at Dumfries, and after serving for some years in the na...

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• Harrington, James

  (1611-1677) Political theorist, s. of Sir Sapcotes H., was b. at Upton, Northamptonshire, and ed. a...

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• Harris, James

  (1709-1780) Grammarian, was a wealthy country gentleman and member of Parliament, who held office i...

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• Hervey, James

  (1714-1758) Religious writer, Rector of Weston Favell, Northants, was the author of Meditations amo...

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• Hinton, James

  (1822-1875) Writer on sociology and psychology, s. of a Baptist minister, became a successful auris...

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• Hogg, James (The Ettrick Shepherd)

  (1770-1835) Poet, and writer of tales, belonged to a race of shepherds, and began life by herding c...

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• Howell, James

  (1594?-1666) Miscellaneous writer, s. of a clergyman at Abernant, Caermarthenshire, was at Oxf. and...

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• James I., King of Scotland

  (1394-1437) Poet, the third s. of Robert III., was b. at Dunfermline. In 1406 he was sent for safet...

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• M'Cosh, James

  (1811-1894) Philosophical writer, s. of an Ayrshire farmer, was a minister first of the Church of S...

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• MacPherson, James

  (1736?-1796) Alleged translator of the Ossianic poems, s. of a small farmer at Ruthven, Inverness-s...

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• Martineau, James

  (1805-1900) Unitarian theologian, younger brother of the above, was b. at Norwich. Possessed of con...

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• Melville, James

  (1556-1614) Scottish divine and reformer, s. of the laird of Baldovie, in Forfarshire, and nephew o...

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• Mill, James

  (1773-1836) Philosopher and historian, s. of a shoemaker, was b. at Montrose, and showing signs of ...

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• Montgomery, James

  (1771-1854) Poet, s. of a pastor and missionary of the Moravian Brethren, was b. at Irvine, Ayrshir...

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• Nayler, James

  (1617?-1660) Quaker theologian, s. of a Yorkshire yeoman, who, after serving in the Parliamentary a...

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• Payn, James

  (1830-1898) Novelist, s. of an official in the Thames Commission, ed. at Eton, Woolwich, and Camb. ...

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• Rice, James

  (1844-1882) Novelist, was ed. at Camb., and studied law, from which he drifted into literature. He ...

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• Shirley, James

  (1596-1666) Dramatist, b. in London, ed. at Merchant Taylor's School, London, and at Oxf. and Camb....

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• Smith, James

  See Smith, Horace ...

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• Spedding, James

  (1808-1881) Editor of Bacon's works, s. of a Cumberland squire, and ed. at Bury St. Edmunds and Cam...

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• Thomson, James

  1) (1700-1748) Poet, s. of the minister of Ednam, Roxburghshire, spent most of his youth, however, ...

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• Ussher, James

  (1581-1656) Divine and scholar, b. in Dublin, the s. of a lawyer there, and ed. at Trinity Coll., t...

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• Wills, James

  (1790-1868) Poet and miscellaneous writer, younger s. of a Roscommon squire, was ed. at Trinity Col...

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• Douglas, James

  (b. 1869) The Man in the Pulpit (1905), The Unpardonable Sin (1907), Theodore Watts-Dunton. ...

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• Gairdner, James

  C.B., LL.D. (b. 1828) Historian. Ed. in Rolls Series Memorials of Henry VII., Letters and Papers o...

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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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• James, William

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

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• (St.) James Comyns

  See St. James' Garlickhithe. ...

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• (St.) James' Court

  North out of Bury Street (east to west portion), between Nos. 31 and 32 (P.O. Directory). First men...

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• (St.) James' Garlickhithe

  On the east side of Garlick Hill at No. 18 and south of Maiden Lane. In Vintry Ward (P.O. Directory)...

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• (St.) James' Place

  East out of Garlick Hill, north of Maiden Lane and St. James' Church (P.O. Directory). In Vintry War...

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• Foster, Stephen Collins

  (1826-1864) Song-writer, was b. in Pittsburgh. He wrote over 100 songs, many of which had extraordi...

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• Hawker, Robert Stephen

  (1804-1875) Poet and antiquary, ed. at Cheltenham and Oxf., became parson of Morwenstow, a smugglin...

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• (St.) Stephen Coleman Street

  On the west side of Coleman Street, next to No. 35 (P.O. Directory). In Coleman Street Ward. First ...

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• (St.) Stephen without Newgate

  Rents in this parish are mentioned in will of Gilbert le Palmer, 1249 (Ct. H.W. I. 617). Probably a...

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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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• (St.) Stephen in the Jewry

  See St. Stephen Coleman Street. ...

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• James, Epistle of

  1) Author of, was James the Less, the Lord's brother, one of the twelve apostles. He was one of the ...

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• Bailey, Philip James

  (1816-1902) Poet, s. of a journalist, b. at Nottingham, and ed. there and at Glasgow, of which he w...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Buckingham, James Silk

  (1786-1855) Journalist and traveller, wrote many books of travel, both on the Old and New World. He...

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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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• Cooper, James Fenimore

  (1789-1851) Novelist, b. at Burlington, New Jersey, and ed. at Yale Coll., he in 1808 entered the U...

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• Ferrier, James Frederick

  (1808-1864) Metaphysician, b. in Edin., and ed. there and at Oxf., he was called to the Scottish Ba...

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• Forbes, James David

  (1809-1868) Natural Philosopher, s. of Sir William F., of Pitsligo, was b. and ed. at Edin. He stud...

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• Fox, Charles James

  (1749-1806) Statesman and historian, s. of Henry F., 1st Lord Holland, was one of the greatest orat...

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• Froude, James Anthony

  (1818-1894) Historian and essayist, 3rd s. of the Archdeacon of Totnes, Devonshire, near which he w...

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• Grant, James Augustus

  (1827-1892) Traveller, was an officer in the army, and was sent by the Royal Geographical Society a...

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• Knowles, James Sheridan

  (1784-1862) Dramatist, s. of James K., schoolmaster and lexicographer, was b. at Cork. He was the a...

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• Lever, Charles James

  (1806-1872) Novelist, b. at Dublin, and ed. at Trinity Coll. there. He studied medicine at Göttinge...

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• Lowell, James Russell

  (1819-1891) Poet and essayist, b. at Camb., Massachusetts, s. of a Unitarian minister, was ed. at H...

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• Mangan, James Clarence

  (1803-1849) Poet, b. at Dublin, s. of a small grocer, was brought up in poverty, and received most ...

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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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• Morier, James Justinian

  (1780?-1849) Traveller and novelist, s. of Isaac M., descended from a Huguenot family resident at S...

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• Morison, James Cotter

  (1832-1888) Was ed. at Oxf. He wrote Lives of Gibbon (1878), and Macaulay (1882); but his best work...

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• Paulding, James Kirke

  (1779-1860) Novelist, etc., b. in the state of New York, was chiefly self-educated. He became a fri...

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• Percival, James Gates

  (1795-1854) Poet, b. at Berlin, Conn., was a precocious child, and a morbid and impractical, though...

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• Planché, James Robinson

  (1796-1880) Dramatist and miscellaneous writer, b. in London of Huguenot descent, was in the Herald...

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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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• Stirling, James Hutchison

  (1820-1909) Philosopher, b. in Glasgow, and ed. there and at Edin., where he studied medicine, whic...

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• Allen, James Lane

  (b. 1849) American novelist. A Kentucky Cardinal, The Choir Invisible, A Summer in Arcady, Blue Gra...

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• Barrie, James Matthew

  LL.D. (b. 1860) Novelist and dramatist. Auld Licht Idylls, When a Man's Single (1888), A Window in...

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• Fitzmaurice-Kelly, James

  (b. 1858) Writer on Spanish literature. Life of Cervantes (1892), History of Spanish Literature (18...

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• Frazer, James George

  LL.D., D.C.L. (b. 1854) Writer on comparative religion, etc. Totemism (1887), The Golden Bough (18...

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• Furnivall, Frederick James

  Ph.D., D.Litt. (b. 1825) Scholar. Has ed. many publications in connection with the Early English T...

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• Low, Sidney James

  Journalist and miscellaneous writer. The Governance of England (1904), A Vision of India (1906), Dic...

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• Matthews, James Brander

  Litt.D., D.C.L., etc. (b. 1852) American critic, etc. French Dramatists of the Nineteenth Century,...

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• Mullinger, James Bass

  (b. 1834) Historian. Cambridge Characteristics in the Seventeenth Century (1867), The Ancient Afric...

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• Riley, James Whitcomb

  (b. 1858) American poet and humorist. The Old Swimmin' Hole (1883), Pipes o' Pan at Zekesbury (1887...

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• (St.) James' Duke's Place

  On the east side of Mitre Square (Duke's Place). In Aldgate Ward (O.S.). First mention: About 1572 ...

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• (St.) James' in Walbrook

  St. James parish in Wallebroke, 29 H. VIII. (L. and P H. VIII. XII. (1) p. 589). Probably an error ...

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• (St.) James' Place, Aldgate

  South-east out of Duke Street at No. 33 (P.O. Directory). In Aldgate Ward. First mention: O.S. 1848...

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• (St.) James' super ripam

  Temp. John (Anc. Deeds, A. 2125). Probably = St. James' Garlickhithe. ...

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• James The Less

  called the Less because younger or smaller in stature than James the son of Zebedee. He was the son ...

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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...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Lyell, Sir Charles

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

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Lyndesay, Sir D.

  see Lindsay, Sir David. ...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Mackenzie, Sir George

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

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Maitland, Sir Richard

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

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Malcolm, Sir John

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

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Malory, Sir Thomas

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

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Mandeville, Sir John

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

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• 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

• 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

• Savile, Sir Henry

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

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• 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

• Spelman, Sir Henry

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

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• 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

• 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

• Taylor, Sir Henry

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

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• 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

• Wotton, Sir Henry

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

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• 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

• Halliwell-Phillips, James Orchard

  (1820-1889) Archæologist and Shakespearian scholar, ed. at Camb., was the author of a Life of Shake...

  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

• James, George Payne Rainsford

  (1801-1860) Novelist and historical writer, s. of a physician in London, was for many years British...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Monboddo, James Burnett, Lord

  (1714-1799) Philosopher and philologist, b. at the family seat in Kincardineshire, was ed. at the U...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• (St.) James' by the Thames

  See St. James' Garlickhithe. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• (St.) James' in the Temple

  See Temple Church. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• 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

• Layard, Sir Austin Henry

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

  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