Samuel Bishop

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Samuel Bishop
Born21 September 1731
Died17 November 1795
NationalityEnglish
Occupationpoet, 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 domainCousin, John William (1910). A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature. London: J. M. Dent & Sons – via Wikisource.


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