Samuel Bishop
For the former Nova Scotia politician, see Samuel Henry Bishop.
| Samuel Bishop | |
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| Born |
21 September 1731 London, England |
| 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 of them are those to his wife and daughter. He also published essays.
Sources
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. Wikisource
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