Lemuel Abbott

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1730 – 1776

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Who was Lemuel Abbott?

Lemuel Abbott was an English clergyman and poet. Little is known of his background, but he was a curate in Anstey, Leicestershire, and vicar of Thornton. He is known to posterity primarily for his collection of poems titled Poems on Various Subjects, whereto is Prefixed a Short Essay on the Structure of English Verse, published in 1765. Abbott and his wife Mary were probably the parents of the artist Lemuel Francis Abbott.

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Born
1730
Religion
  • Anglicanism
Nationality
  • England
Died
Apr 1, 1776

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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