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William Hayley

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William Hayley (9 November 1745 – 12 November 1820) was an English writer, best known as the friend and biographer of William Cowper. [1]

27 relations: Chichester, David Garrick, Dean of Chichester, Eartham, Edward Gibbon, Eton College, Felpham, George Colman the Elder, George Romney (painter), Great Ballard School, John Flaxman, John Milton, Joseph Wright of Derby, London, Lord Byron, Middle Temple, Pierre Corneille, Poet laureate, Thomas Ball (Archdeacon of Chichester), Thomas Warton, Thornhill, West Yorkshire, Tragedy, Trinity Hall, Cambridge, William Blake, William Cowper, William Hayley (priest), William Mason (poet).

Chichester

Chichester is a cathedral city in West Sussex, in South-East England.

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David Garrick

David Garrick (19 February 1717 – 20 January 1779) was an English actor, playwright, theatre manager and producer who influenced nearly all aspects of theatrical practice throughout the 18th century, and was a pupil and friend of Dr Samuel Johnson.

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Dean of Chichester

The Dean of Chichester is the dean of Chichester Cathedral in Sussex, England.

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Eartham

Eartham is a village and civil parish in the District of Chichester in West Sussex, England located north east of Chichester east of the A285 road.

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Edward Gibbon

Edward Gibbon FRS (8 May 173716 January 1794) was an English historian, writer and Member of Parliament.

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Eton College

Eton College is an English independent boarding school for boys in Eton, Berkshire, near Windsor.

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Felpham

Felpham (/ˈfɛlfəm/) is a village and civil parish in the Arun District of West Sussex, England.

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George Colman the Elder

George Colman (April 1732 – 14 August 1794) was an English dramatist and essayist, usually called "the Elder", and sometimes "George the First", to distinguish him from his son, George Colman the Younger.

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George Romney (painter)

George Romney (26 December 1734 – 15 November 1802) was an English portrait painter.

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Great Ballard School

Great Ballard School is a co-educational independent school for children aged 2½ to 13 years.

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John Flaxman

John Flaxman R.A. (6 July 1755 – 7 December 1826) was a British sculptor and draughtsman, and a leading figure in British and European Neoclassicism.

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John Milton

John Milton (9 December 16088 November 1674) was an English poet, polemicist, man of letters, and civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under its Council of State and later under Oliver Cromwell.

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Joseph Wright of Derby

Joseph Wright (3 September 1734 – 29 August 1797), styled Joseph Wright of Derby, was an English landscape and portrait painter.

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London

London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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Lord Byron

George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron (22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824), known as Lord Byron, was an English nobleman, poet, peer, politician, and leading figure in the Romantic movement.

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Middle Temple

The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, commonly known simply as Middle Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court exclusively entitled to call their members to the English Bar as barristers, the others being the Inner Temple, Gray's Inn and Lincoln's Inn.

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Pierre Corneille

Pierre Corneille (Rouen, 6 June 1606 – Paris, 1 October 1684) was a French tragedian.

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Poet laureate

A poet laureate (plural: poets laureate) is a poet officially appointed by a government or conferring institution, typically expected to compose poems for special events and occasions.

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Thomas Ball (Archdeacon of Chichester)

The Venerable Thomas Ball (1697?-19 July 1770) was the son of Lawrence Ball, of Eccleston, Lancashire, and a Church of England clergyman.

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Thomas Warton

Thomas Warton (9 January 1728 – 21 May 1790) was an English literary historian, critic, and poet.

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Thornhill, West Yorkshire

Thornhill is a village and former township in Dewsbury, Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England.

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Tragedy

Tragedy (from the τραγῳδία, tragōidia) is a form of drama based on human suffering that invokes an accompanying catharsis or pleasure in audiences.

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Trinity Hall, Cambridge

Trinity Hall is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.

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William Blake

William Blake (28 November 1757 – 12 August 1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker.

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William Cowper

William Cowper (26 November 1731 – 25 April 1800) was an English poet and hymnodist.

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William Hayley (priest)

William Hayley (1683–1715) of Cleobury Mortimer, Salop was a Church of England priest and dean of Chichester Cathedral.

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William Mason (poet)

William Mason (12 February 1724 – 7 April 1797) was an English divine, poet, amateur draughtsman, author, editor and gardener.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hayley

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