BYRON, LORD (George GorDON). b. London, 1788; d. Missolonghi, Greece, 1824; Hours of Idleness, 1807. 1. Isles of Greece, 298. 2. Maid of Athens, 303. 3. Mazeppa, IX. Description of a Horse, 312. 4. The Giaour, 301. 5. The Prisoner of Chillon, 307. 6. The Shipwreck, 306. 7. Vision of Belshazzar, 304. Further References: Darkness; Destruction of Sennacherib; Greek CAMPBELL, THOMAS. b. Glasgow, Scotland, 1777; d. Boulogne, France, 1. Song of the Greeks, 285. 2. The Last Man, 288. 3. Ye Mariners of England, 286. 4. The Evening Star, 290. Further References: Battle of the Baltic; Lord Ullin's Daughter; CARLYLE, THOMAS. b. Ecclefechan, Scotland, 1795; Translation of 1. Labor, 332. Further References: Heroes and Hero Worship; Burns; Frederick CHAUCER, GEOFFREY. b. London, 1328 (1340?); d. London, 1400; The Assembly of Fowls, 1358 (?). 1. Chaucer's A B C, 2. 2. Fle fro the Pres, 1. 3. Gentilnesse, 2. 4. Legende of Goode Women: Cleopatra, 5. 5. Prologue to the Canterbury Tales, 8. Further References: The Parliament of Fowles, 1. 172 to end; The CHAUCER, GEOFFREY (continued). Knight's Tale, 11. 976-994, 1031-1047, 1253-1274, 1911-2090; The CHESTERFIELD, EARL (PHILIP STANHOPE). b. London, 1694; d. Lon- 1. Good Breeding, 218. Further References: Letters addressed to his son. COLERIDGE, SAMUEL TAYLOR. b. Devonshire, 1772; d. Highgate, 1834; Further References: Christabel; Genevieve; Truth; Mont Blanc; COLLINS, WILLIAM. b. Chichester, 1720; d. Chichester, 1756; Odes, 1. Ode- How Sleep the Brave, 174. 2. The Passions, 171. Further References: Ode to Fear; To Evening; To-morrow. COWPER, WILLIAM. b. Herts, England, 1731; d. Norfolk, 1800; Poems, 1. Boadicea, 219. 2. Oaths, 219. 3. The Task, B. II., 11. 206-224 (England), 221. 4. The Task, B. V., 11. 733-778 (Patriotism), 221. Further References: The Loss of the Royal George; Winter; DEFOE, DANIEL. b. London, 1661; d. London, 1731; Presbytery Rough 1. From Memoirs of a Cavalier, 118. Further References: Robinson Crusoe, and Essay on Projects. DE QUINCEY, THOMAS. b. Manchester, 1785; d. Edinburgh, Scotland, 1. Shakespeare, 326. Further References: English Poets and Writers. DICKENS, CHARLES. b. Portsmouth, England, 1812; d. Gadshill, Lon- 1. Pickwick's Ride, 397. DICKENS, CHARLES (continued). Further References: The World of Water; Bleak House (Death of DRYDEN, JOHN. b. Northamptonshire, 1631; d. London, 1700; Heroic 1. Absalom and Achitophel: Achitophel, 113. 2. Absalom and Achitophel: Zimri, 114. 3. Mac Flecknoe, 115. 4. Milton, 109. 5. Ode to St. Cecilia, 109. 6. Religio Laici, 114. 7. Shakespeare, 116. Further References: Threnodia Augustalis; Shakespeare, Beaumont FIELDING, HENRY. b. Somersetshire, 1707; d. Lisbon, Portugal, 1754; 1. Partridge at the Play (Tom Jones), 158. GIBBON, EDWARD. b. Putney, 1737; d. London, 1794; Sur l'Etude de 1. Autobiography: Life at Lausanne, 212. 2. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Ze- Further References: Character of Constantine, Vol. II., pp. 153– GOLDSMITH, OLIVER. b. Pallas, Ireland, 1728; d. London, 1774; 1. The Deserted Village, 195. 2. The Vicar of Wakefield, 206. Further References: She Stoops to Conquer; The Vicar of Wake- GRAY, THOMAS. b. London, 1716; d. Cambridge, 1771; Ode on a Dis- 1. Elegy in a Country Churchyard, 186. 2. The Bard, 190. Further References: Ode on Spring; On the Death of a Favorite HOOD, THOMAS. b. London, 1798; d. London, 1845; Odes and Ad- 1. Domestic Asides, 344. 2. I remember, I remember, 343. 3. Lady's Dream, 337. 4. Lament over the Decline of Chivalry, 339. 5. Song of the Shirt, 340. 6. The Death Bed, 345. Further References: Faithless Sally Brown; The Dream of Eugene HUME, DAVID. b. Edinburgh, Scotland, 1711; d. Edinburgh, 1776; On 1. Introduction to History of England, 169. Further References: Meeting of Henry VIII. and Francis; Battle of JOHNSON, SAMUEL. b. Litchfield, England, 1709; d. London, 1784; 1. Letter to the Earl of Chesterfield, 166. 2. Preface to the Dictionary, 165. 3. Right Improvement of Time (Rambler), 163. 4. The Versification of Milton, 167. Further References: Parallel between Pope and Dryden; The Insane JONSON, BEN. b. Westminster, 1573; d. London, 1637; Every Man in 1. Catiline, 62. 2. Celia, 63. 3. Countess of Bedford, 66. 4. Cupid, 65. 5. Epitaph on Elizabeth L. H., 64. 6. Hymn to God the Father, 67. 7. Margaret Ratcliffe, 68. 8. On the Portrait of Shakespeare, 64. 9. The Noble Nature, 69. Further References: Shakespeare; Hymn to Diana; Song of Hes- KEATS, JOHN. b. London, 1796; d. Rome, Italy, 1820; Poems, 1817. 1. Endymion, I., 1-24: A thing of beauty is a joy forever, 322. KEATS, JOHN (continued). 2. Endymion, I., 671-687: Endymion, 323. 3. Faery Song, 323. 4. Ode on a Grecian Urn, 324. Further References: Hymn to Apollo; Imitation of Spenser; Το LAMB, CHARLES. b. London, 1775; d. Edmonton, 1834; Three Sonnets, 1. The Two Races of Men, 273. Further References: Essays of Elia; Old Familiar Faces; Tales LANDOR, WALTER SAVAGE. b. Warwick, 1775; d. Florence, Italy, 1864; 1. Iphigeneia and Agamemnon, 270. 2. Pericles and Aspasia, 272. 3. To Robert Browning, 270. Further References: Imaginary Conversations (Essex and Spenser, MACAULAY, THOMAS BABINGTON. b. Leicestershire, 1800; d. London, 1. Battle of Ivry, 405. 2. Essays: Mr. Robert Montgomery, 409. 3. History of England: Introduction, 407. Further References: Lays of Ancient Rome; Essays (Warren Hast- MARLOWE, CHRISTOPHER. b. Canterbury, 1563; d. London, 1593; Tam- 1. Edward II.: Death of the King, 56. MASSINGER, PHILIP. b. Salisbury, 1584; d. London, 1640: The Virgin 1. New Way to Pay Old Debts (Act III., Scene I.), 74. Further References: New Way to Pay Old Debts (Act III., Scene II., MILTON, JOHN. b. London, 1608; d. London, 1674; Comus, 1634. 2. Lycidas, 78. |