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William Shenstone

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William Shenstone

William Shenstone (November 13, 1714 in Halesowen - February 11, 1763) was an English poet. He was the son of the clergyman Thomas Shenstone (1686–1723) and after his father's death, his uncle Thomas Dolman became his guardian. He was interested in literature even as a child. He later...

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Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson, born on December 10, 1830 in Amherst, Massachusetts and died on May 15, 1886 in the same city, was an American poet. After many inco...
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Alfred Lord Tennyson

Born on 6 August 1809 in Somersby, Lincolnshire, and died on 6 October 1892 in Aidworth, Surrey, Alfred Tennyson was an iconic figure in Victorian Eng...

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