Samuel Bishop
Samuel Bishop | |
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Born | 21 September 1731 |
Died | 17 November 1795 |
Nationality | English |
Occupation | poet, schoolmaster |
Samuel Bishop (21 September 1731 – 17 November 1795) was a poet born in London, and educated at Merchant Taylors' School and Oxford University. He then took orders and served as Headmaster of Merchant Taylor's School (1783-1795). His poems on miscellaneous subjects fill two quarto volumes and the best[citation needed] of them are those to his wife and daughter. He also published essays.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Cousin, John William (1910). A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature. London: J. M. Dent & Sons – via Wikisource.
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