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See also:LANGHORNE, See also:JOHN (1735–1779) , See also:English poet and translator of See also:Plutarch, was See also:born at See also:Kirkby See also:Stephen, See also:Westmorland. He at first supported himself as a private See also:tutor and schoolmaster,
and, having taken orders, was appointed (1766) to the rectory of Blagdon, See also:Somerset, where he died on the 1st of See also:April 1779. His poems (See also:original and See also:translations), and sentimental tales, are now forgotten, but his See also:translation of Plutarch's Lives (1770), in which he had the co-operation of his See also:elder See also:brother See also:- WILLIAM
- WILLIAM (1143-1214)
- WILLIAM (1227-1256)
- WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
- WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
- WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
- WILLIAM, 13TH
William (1721–1772), is not yet superseded. It is far less vigorous than See also:Sir See also:- THOMAS
- THOMAS (c. 1654-1720)
- THOMAS (d. 110o)
- THOMAS, ARTHUR GORING (1850-1892)
- THOMAS, CHARLES LOUIS AMBROISE (1811-1896)
- THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802)
- THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-187o)
- THOMAS, ISAIAH (1749-1831)
- THOMAS, PIERRE (1634-1698)
- THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST (1850-1885)
- THOMAS, ST
- THOMAS, THEODORE (1835-1905)
- THOMAS, WILLIAM (d. 1554)
Thomas See also:North's version (translated from See also:Amyot) but is See also:free from its inaccuracies. His poems were published in 1804 by his son, J. T. Langhorne, with a memoir of the author; they will also be found in R. See also:- ANDERSON
- ANDERSON, ADAM (1692—1765)
- ANDERSON, ALEXANDER (c. 1582-1620?)
- ANDERSON, ELIZABETH GARRETT (1836— )
- ANDERSON, JAMES (1662—1728)
- ANDERSON, JAMES (1739-1808)
- ANDERSON, JOHN (1726-1796)
- ANDERSON, MARY (1859– )
- ANDERSON, RICHARD HENRY (1821–1879)
- ANDERSON, ROBERT (1750–1830)
- ANDERSON, SIR EDMUND (1530-1605)
Anderson's Poets of See also:Great See also:Britain, xi. (1794) and A. See also:Chalmers's English Poets, xvi. (181o), with memoir. Of his poems, The See also:Country See also:Justice, a plea for the neglected poor, and The Fables of See also:Flora, were the most successful; of his See also:prose writings, The See also:Correspondence between See also:Theodosius and See also:Constantia, founded on a well-known See also:story in the Spectator (No. 164).
End of Article: LANGHORNE, JOHN (1735–1779)
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