a Church of England divine, was born in 1745. He was educated at St. John's College, Cambridge, graduating B.A. in 1767, and M.A. in 1774; was presented to the rectory of Hagworthingham, Lincolnshire, in 1772, and died at La Fleche, November 30, 1828. He published his Edwy and Edilda, a tale (1778, 8vo): — The Fatal Kiss, a poem, written in the last stage of an atrophy, by a beautiful young lady (1781, 4to): — Verses addressed to Mrs. Siddons (1782, 4to): — Mount Blanc, a poem (1788, 4to): — The Castle of Montval, a tragedy (1781, 8vo): — Poems and Translations (8vo): — Kennet and Finelia, a legendary tale (1809, 8vo). See (Lond.) Annual Register, 1828, page 267.
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John McClintock was born October 27, 1814 in Philadelphia to Irish immigrants, John and Martha McClintock. He began as a clerk in his father's store, and then became a bookkeeper in the Methodist Book Concern in New York. Here he converted to Methodism and considered joining the ministry. McClintock entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1832 and graduated with high honors three years later. Subsequently, he was awarded a doctorate of divinity degree from the same institution in 1848.WikipediaRead More