, 1874-07-13

courtly and nmatory poet, waa Of good family,
l,ss mother being aiatcr OF the Celebrated John
llanpon Mtons 5a.es Wss o! ah anelsn
musical composer. 6amuol Butler, the author Of
1fuilbrnp, was tho son Of n small farmer. Dry
tlcns fatEcr waH Of IN ancient family III North
omrtonshiEo Thonns o!Tay T.. dfnmasst thn sas s,
clergyman. Nathaniel Leo, dramatist, "as TIC
sun ot Clergyman.
Addison was tho son of All Engllal Dean, anu
waa etlncatod at oxford. Bwift's father was
Steward to tho Society Of Kings Inns but died i
in groat poverty lororo tho birth Of hts dis
tngulshod. son. Swift was supported by his
nncis. and wns carly taniisar. NTH want and
wlio acquired m iniepentlcnt fortune BY hia
trade. John Gay. ONO Of tho Pope snd Swift
circle of Wits aud roote,. waH Of tho ancient
falniy Of tho Lo Gays Of Oxford and Dovon-
sl.iro, but bs father being IN reduced circutn-
silk-morcur fiji tho Strand, London. Thomas
par,,oli, friond Of popo and Swift, and ono Of
tho popular authors Of TINT period, waH Of good
fanly s father poaagSasoa considerable y, .ia e.; e.
| 1nuAn Of Scotland VIVA royiyot after 3 period OF
nearly 100 years, bonsted whom he bocnlno n
| poot tint ho was Of tho "auld doaoent" Of tho
balhouslo family, but lia fathor held tho st',a-
| ton Of manager Of Lord Hopotona minos.
Congrovo, dramutist, was Of good family.
With this period wo begin With that unfortu-
| nato child Of gonillH, Richard Savage, better
mort Of Ills uneo, yct deaeryng OF rank among
! tho children Of tho nuseB. Savage was born OF
nn nduto,ous intercourse botwoon tho Countess
| Of Maccleaaold aud Lord Rivera. Ho waa tho
euthor Of two plays and thu poem Of tho Wan
deror. Isaao Watts place Of birth y not stated.
only that his parents werc remarkable for piety.
| Ho bccamo DisBonter, and WAS educated ut
ono Of their Embellishments. Edward Young
was tho Eon Ut c!ergymon, md afterwards
Dean Of Salisbury. Thon'paon, tho, author OF
tho " senaons, WAS tho son Of = minister Of tho
| parisl of Ednam. Hcotlnnd. William Hamilton
author Of tho bracs Of Yarrow," was Scottish
gentloman Of education and rank. pr Sa;n
| Collins author of tho " Odo to Evening" and
tue u Ode on tho PASSIONS" aud tlan whom no
poet lived moro under tho " skioy influences" " Of
| Imagination, was the son Of respectable Int
tor, slenstone, tho nutl,9r q tho "school-
hoir TO aome property, and vas an inmate OF
rembroke College for four years. Marx AIKEN.
side. author Of tile Pleasures Of Imagination. !"
waa tlle son Of respectable b1isol1or:, Thomaa
Country Churchyarl," was tho sou Of O ro-
spectablo monoy-Heriyener. Olivor Goldsmith
was tho aon of curate, who ellod out tho scanty
funds which he derived from his profansion. BY
stronRss s Tie Tie frond ofP Thompson, Mallet and
Wilkes, and tho author Of tic " Art Of proaorY-
sia, VIZ H. T ~ tho s,roat cnio ~
nan,nona =" rha Tna;"sl and of tno olprant
bni1ad " Cnmnor Haii. wlich is said to hayo
hasses.on ~ Te,,.,rs, wv ~, ~ s"n -,
;n;utn n ornos ~ Nnpharan, "" ta tranaator ~
t1'.iia' m.u;a, .ss ~ rasnoc1oh5o noran,nno an1
snat, "'h W a,o+doo,, CnlIaao FMho,nns Chat
eo ea,tom@ ~ 3'NoA0'A o@0
Tia .1rcnIOra so,,i h that ncsisnoI In his pride
~ ,.s. ~, IT., ~ ....;,.1 -,s.o ,o.,,
precious 0ai 'll.eifecIea genus, "Rose lame
III nis pupno !orgor'es, wa tho hon VI y
sehooMastol, ai,u qt.,% vas ninaelt eancatou AZ
charity school Wiliiam fa!eoner! IL the eutlor o.
.ho salpwreek, "n'eh oeplosa, tho .estors r. a1 anu
slTcnmssapSea Of wreea, M@s tno son o. @ boo'
oaro9f' C1ntles oAurcu''i nutnoI VI MI 11oa' nos'
Clad was Una son OF Clergyman. 1nolnAt