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Thomas Tickell
Thomas Tickell , 1686–1740, English poet and translator. A contributor of verse to the Spectator, he was a friend of Addison, for whom he wrote a fine elegy (1721). His translation of the first book of the Iliad, appearing simultaneously with Pope's (1715), caused a quarrel between Pope and Addison, who praised Tickell's work.
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"Thomas Tickell." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Thomas Tickell." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Tickell.html "Thomas Tickell." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Tickell.html |
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Tickell, Thomas
Tickell, Thomas (1685–1740), was author of various poems including Oxford (1707), On the Prospect of Peace (1713), Kensington Garden (1722), and the sentimental ballad Lucy and Colin (1725). But he is chiefly remembered as a friend and supporter of Addison. He edited Addison's works (1721), publishing in the first volume an elegy on Addison's death.
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Tickell, Thomas." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Tickell, Thomas." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-TickellThomas.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Tickell, Thomas." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-TickellThomas.html |
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