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Edward Young

Edward Young

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Birth: 1683-07-03 , Upham
Death: 1765-04-05 , Welwyn
Edward Young was an English poet and critic. He is best known for his long poem 'Night-Thoughts,' a work of the graveyard school of poetry. Young held various positions, including fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, and rector of Welwyn.
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One to destroy, is murder by the law; And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe; To murder thousands takes a specious name, War’s glorious art, and gives immortal fame.

Love of Fame, VII, l. 55

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