Laurence Eusden

Laurence Eusden (1688 - September 27, 1730), was an English poet.

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1688 - September 27 - 1730 - English - Poet

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He was born in Spofforth in North Yorkshire and studied at Cambridge University. He was ordained a cleric in the 1720s and served as rector of Coningsby in Lincolnshire.

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Spofforth - North Yorkshire - Cambridge University - Coningsby - Lincolnshire

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He was appointed Poet Laureate in 1718 after writing a poem commemorating the wedding of Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle, also Lord Chamberlain. Little-read today, he is one of several poets called "dull" in Alexander Pope's satire The Dunciad.

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Poet Laureate - Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle - Lord Chamberlain - Alexander Pope - The Dunciad

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