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Mark Akenside
(1721-1770)

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MARK AKENSIDE was born on the ninth of November, 1721, at Newcastle upon Tyne. His father, Mark, was a butcher, of the Presbyterian sect; his mother's name was Mary Lumsden. He received the first part of his education at the grammar-school of Newcastle , and was afterwards instructed by Mr. Wilson, .. .. more >>

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"He with cowslips pale,
Primrose, and purple lychnis, decked the green
Before my threshold, and my shelving walls
With honeysuckle covered."
Mark Akenside (1721-70), British poet, physician. Inscription for a Grotto (l. 5-8). . . Seven Centuries of Poetry; Chaucer to Dylan Thomas. A. N. Jeffares, ed. (1955) Longmans, Green & Company.

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Mark Akenside - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Works by Mark Akenside at Project Gutenberg. Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Mark_Akenside". Categories: English poets | English doctors ...
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The Literary Gothic | Mark Akenside
Mark Akenside page at The Literary Gothic, the web's premier guide to Gothic and supernaturalist literature written prior to 1950.
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Mark Akenside: Poems
An index of poems by Mark Akenside. ... Mark Akenside: Bibliography - A bibliography of the works of Mark Akenside; includes a list of critical resources. ...
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Mark Akenside: A Reassessment
This is the first book of Akenside criticism to be published since C. T. Houpt's biographical and critical study, which initially appeared in 1944.
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