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| NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Hayley, William, 1745-1820 NRA: Hayley William (1745-1820) poet DNB: Hayley, William (1745-1820), poet and biographer LBT ID: WiHayle1820 VIAF ID: 45100846 LOC ID: n50034041 | B/BAP: 1745-11-09 DIED: 1820-11-12 |
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English poet, patron of George Romney, William Cowper, and William Blake. His best-known
poem, Triumphs of Temper (1781) was several times reprinted. Robert
Southey said of him, “everything about that man is good except his poetry.” | |
REFERENCES TO WORKS BY William Hayley:
Ballads: founded on Anecdotes relating to Animals, with Prints designed and
engraved by William Blake. Found 1.
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The Life and Posthumous Writings of William Cowper, Esqr.. Found 5.
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The Life of George Romney, Esq. Found 1.
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Memoirs of the Life and Writings of William Hayley, esq. the Friend and
Biographer of Cowper. Found 3.
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The Triumphs of Temper; a Poem. In Six Cantos. Found 3.
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