Pordage, Samuel — (1633 ?1691) Born in London, he was educated at Merchant Taylors School, London. In 1654 his father, a clergyman, was charged with heresy and mysticism and dismissed from the church, although he was reinstated at the Restoration to the… … British and Irish poets
Samuel Pordage — (1633 c.1691) was a 17th century English poet. He is best known by his Azaria and Hushai (1682), a reply to John Dryden s Absalom and Achitophel. Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 References … Wikipedia
John Pordage — (1607 1681), Anglican priest, astrologer, alchemist and Christian mystic who founded the 17th century English Behmenist group which would later become known as the Philadelphian Society when it was led by his disciple and successor, Jane… … Wikipedia
Philadelphians — The Philadelphians, or the Philadelphian Society, were a Protestant 17th century religious group in England. They were organized around John Pordage (1607 1681), an Anglican priest from Bradfield, Berkshire, who had been ejected from his parish… … Wikipedia
Oxford period poetry anthologies — These are Oxford poetry anthologies of English poetry, which select from a given period. See also The Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse. Contents 1 New Oxford Book of Seventeenth Century Verse (1991) 2 New Oxford Book of Eighteenth… … Wikipedia
Englische Literatur — Englische Literatur. Macaulay sagt mit Recht, daß von allem, worauf England stolz sein kann, seine Literatur das Glänzendste u. Dauerhafteste ist. Überall klingt, wie in der Sprache, der germanische Grundton durch, nacheinander verbunden mit… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
William Dell — (Bedfordshire, c. 1607 1669) was an English clergyman, Master of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge from 1649 to 1660, and prominent radical Parliamentarian.LifeHe was an undergraduate at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, taking an M.A. in 1631 [… … Wikipedia
1678 in literature — The year 1678 in literature involved some significant events.Events*Thomas Otway, escaping from an unhappy love affair, obtains a commission in the army. *Printer Joseph Moxon becomes the first tradesman to be elected as a Fellow of the Royal… … Wikipedia
Mariamne (second wife of Herod) — For other holders of this name, see Mariamne (name). Mariamne I from Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum Mariamne I, also called Mariamne the Hasmonean (died 29 BCE) was the second wife of Herod the Great. She was known for her great beauty, as was… … Wikipedia
Absalom and Achitophel — Absalon et Achitophel Absalon et Achitophel (Absalom and Achitophel en anglais) est un important poème satirique en deux parties de l écrivain anglais John Dryden. La première partie, qui date de 1681, est incontestablement de Dryden. La seconde … Wikipédia en Français
