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Taylor, Bayard
(1825-1878) Poet, b. in Pennsylvania of Quaker descent, began to write by the time he was 12. Appre...
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Taylor, Isaac
(1787-1865) Philosophical and historical writer, artist, and inventor, was the most eminent member ...
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Taylor, Jeremy
(1613-1667) Divine, was b. at Camb. His f., though of gentle descent, followed the trade of a barbe...
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Taylor, John
(1580-1653) Known as the "Water Poet," b. at Gloucester of humble parentage, was apprenticed to a L...
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Taylor, Thomas
(1758-1835) Translator, b. in London and ed. at St. Paul's School, devoted himself to the study of ...
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Taylor, Tom
(1817-1880) Dramatist, b. at Sunderland, ed. at Glasgow and Camb., and was Prof. of English Literat...
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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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Doddridge, Philip
(1702-1751) Nonconformist divine and writer of religious books and hymns, b. in London, and ed. for...
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Freneau, Philip
(1752-1832) Poet, b. in New York, produced two vols. of verse (1786-8), the most considerable contr...
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Massinger, Philip
(1583-1640) Dramatist, was probably b. at Salisbury. His f. appears to have been a retainer of the ...
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Coleridge, Samuel Taylor
(1772-1834) Poet, philosopher, and critic, s. of the Rev. John C., vicar and schoolmaster of Ottery...
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Taylor, Sir Henry
(1800-1886) Dramatist, s. of a gentleman farmer in the county of Durham. After being at sea for som...
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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...
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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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Hamerton, Philip Gilbert
(1834-1894) Artist and writer on æsthetics, s. of a solicitor, was b. near Oldham. Originally inten...
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Marston, Philip Bourke
(1850-1887) Poet, was b. in London, and lost his sight at the age of 3. His poems, Song-tide, All i...
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Sidney, Sir Philip
(1554-1586) Poet and romancist, s. of Sir Henry S., Deputy of Ireland, and Pres. of Wales, b. at th...
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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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Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of
(1694-1773) Statesman and letter-writer, was the eldest s. of the 3rd Earl. After being at Trinity ...
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Wicksteed, Rev. Philip Henry
(b. 1844) Writer on Dante, political economy, etc. Translation of the Bible for Young People (1882)...
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