The Poems of William Collins: With Notes Selected from the Editions of Langhorne, and Mrs. Barbauld and Original, Togetrt with Dr. Johnson's Life of the Author, Corrected and Enlanrged (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Poems of William Collins: With Notes Selected From the Editions of Langhorne, and Mrs. Barbauld and Original, Togetrt With Dr. Johnson's Life of the Author, Corrected and Enlanrged

William collins was born at Chichester, on the 25th day of December, 1721. His father was a hatter of good reputation. He was in 1733, as Dr. Warton' has kindly informed me, admitted scholar of Winchester College, where he was educated by Dr. Burton.' His English exercises were better than his Latin.

He first courted the notice of the public by some verses To a Lady Weeping, published in 'thc Gentleman's Magazine.'

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