William Barnes
Born: February 22, 1801
Died: October 7, 1886 (aged 85)
Bio: William Barnes was an English writer, poet, Church of England priest, and philologist. He wrote over 800 poems, some in Dorset dialect, and much other work, including a comprehensive English grammar quoting from more than 70 different languages.
Known for:
- Poems of rural life in the Dorset dialect (1844)
- Poems in the Dorset dialect (1864)
- A philological grammar (1854)
- Poems of William Barnes
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