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William King (poet)

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William King (1663–1712) was an English poet. [1]

39 relations: Anne, Queen of Great Britain, Anthony Upton (judge), Antoine Varillas, Christ Church, Oxford, Christmas, Civil law (common law), Danes, Doctors' Commons, Dublin, Edward Hannes, Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, England, French language, Hans Sloane, Henry Sacheverell, High church, Horace, Ireland, John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, John Wycliffe, Joseph Browne (physician), Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, London, Martin Lister, Narcissus Marsh, Poet, Prince George of Denmark, Richard Busby, Robert Molesworth, 1st Viscount Molesworth, Royal Society, Samuel Johnson, The Examiner (1710–1714), The Last Man Who Knew Everything, Thomas Wharton, 1st Marquess of Wharton, Thomas Young (scientist), Westminster School, Whiggism, White Kennett, William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire.

Anne, Queen of Great Britain

Anne (6 February 1665 – 1 August 1714) was the Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland between 8 March 1702 and 1 May 1707.

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Anthony Upton (judge)

Anthony Upton (1656-1718) was an English-born judge, much of whose career was spent in Ireland.

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Antoine Varillas

Antoine Varillas (1624–1696) was a French historian, best known for his history of heresy.

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Christ Church, Oxford

Christ Church (Ædes Christi, the temple or house, ædēs, of Christ, and thus sometimes known as "The House") is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England.

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Christmas

Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ,Martindale, Cyril Charles.

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Civil law (common law)

Civil law is a branch of the law.

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Danes

Danes (danskere) are a nation and a Germanic ethnic group native to Denmark, who speak Danish and share the common Danish culture.

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Doctors' Commons

Doctors' Commons, also called the College of Civilians, was a society of lawyers practising civil law in London.

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Dublin

Dublin is the capital of and largest city in Ireland.

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Edward Hannes

Sir Edward Hannes M.D. (died 1710) was an English physician.

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Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon

Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon (18 February 16099 December 1674) was an English statesman who served as Lord Chancellor to King Charles II from 1658, two years before the Restoration of the Monarchy, until 1667.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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French language

French (le français or la langue française) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family.

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Hans Sloane

Sir Hans Sloane, 1st Baronet, (16 April 1660 – 11 January 1753) was an Irish physician, naturalist and collector noted for bequeathing his collection to the British nation, thus providing the foundation of the British Museum.

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Henry Sacheverell

Henry Sacheverell (8 February 1674 – 5 June 1724) was an English High Church Anglican clergyman who achieved nationwide fame in 1709 after preaching an incendiary 5 November sermon.

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High church

The term "high church" refers to beliefs and practices of ecclesiology, liturgy, and theology, generally with an emphasis on formality and resistance to "modernisation." Although used in connection with various Christian traditions, the term originated in and has been principally associated with the Anglican/Episcopal tradition, where it describes Anglican churches using a number of ritual practices associated in the popular mind with Roman Catholicism.

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Horace

Quintus Horatius Flaccus (December 8, 65 BC – November 27, 8 BC), known in the English-speaking world as Horace, was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus (also known as Octavian).

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Ireland

Ireland (Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic.

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John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough

General John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, 1st Prince of Mindelheim, 1st Count of Nellenburg, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, (26 May 1650 – 16 June 1722 O.S.) was an English soldier and statesman whose career spanned the reigns of five monarchs.

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John Wycliffe

John Wycliffe (also spelled Wyclif, Wycliff, Wiclef, Wicliffe, Wickliffe; 1320s – 31 December 1384) was an English scholastic philosopher, theologian, Biblical translator, reformer, English priest, and a seminary professor at the University of Oxford.

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Joseph Browne (physician)

Joseph Browne (fl. 1706), was an English physician, generally described as a charlatan and hack writer.

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Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets

Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets (1779–81), alternatively known by the shorter title Lives of the Poets, is a work by Samuel Johnson comprising short biographies and critical appraisals of 52 poets, most of whom lived during the eighteenth century.

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London

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

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Martin Lister

Martin Lister FRS (12 April 1639 – 2 February 1712) was an English naturalist and physician.

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Narcissus Marsh

Narcissus Marsh (20 December 1638 – 2 November 1713) was an English clergyman who was successively Church of Ireland Bishop of Ferns and Leighlin, Archbishop of Cashel, Archbishop of Dublin and Archbishop of Armagh.

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Poet

A poet is a person who creates poetry.

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Prince George of Denmark

Prince George of Denmark and Norway, Duke of Cumberland (Jørgen; 2 April 165328 October 1708), was the husband of Queen Anne, who reigned over Great Britain from 1702 to 1714.

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Richard Busby

Rev.

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Robert Molesworth, 1st Viscount Molesworth

Robert Molesworth, 1st Viscount Molesworth PC (Ire) (7 September 1656 – 22 May 1725) came of an old Northamptonshire family.

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Royal Society

The President, Council and Fellows of the Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, commonly known as the Royal Society, is a learned society.

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Samuel Johnson

Samuel Johnson LL.D. (18 September 1709 – 13 December 1784), often referred to as Dr.

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The Examiner (1710–1714)

The Examiner was a newspaper edited by Jonathan Swift from 2 November 1710 to 1714.

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The Last Man Who Knew Everything

The Last Man Who Knew Everything (2006), written by Andrew Robinson, is a biography of the British polymath, Thomas Young (1773–1829).

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Thomas Wharton, 1st Marquess of Wharton

Thomas Wharton, 1st Marquess of Wharton PC (August 1648 – 12 April 1715) was an English nobleman and politician.

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Thomas Young (scientist)

Thomas Young FRS (13 June 1773 – 10 May 1829) was a British polymath and physician.

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Westminster School

Westminster School is an independent day and boarding school in London, England, located within the precincts of Westminster Abbey.

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Whiggism

Whiggism (in North America sometimes spelled Whigism) is a historical political philosophy that grew out of the Parliamentarian faction in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms (1639–1651).

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White Kennett

White Kennett (10 August 1660 – 19 December 1728) was an English bishop and antiquarian.

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William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire

William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire (25 January 1640 – 18 August 1707) was an English soldier, nobleman, and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1661 to 1684 when he inherited his father's peerage as Earl of Devonshire.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_King_(poet)

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