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William Mason 1724-97, English poet, editor, and cleric. His works include two plays, Elfrida (1752) and Caractacus (1759), based on classical dramas. He was a friend of Thomas Gray , whose Life and Letters he published in 1775. Although he confused the texts of the letters, Mason is noted for developing the method of combining a life with letters.

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Mason, William (1725–97), poet, and friend of T. Gray and Horace Walpole. His work includes the tragedies Elfrida (1751) and Caractacus (1759); the latter clearly shows the influence of Gray in its Pindaric odes and its chorus of bards. He also wrote a long blank verse poem on landscape gardening, The English Garden (4 books, 1771–81).

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