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He was born in Bristol in the summer of 1854.
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Shapcott Wensley
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He died in Bristol on 1 June 1917. By profession he was a clerk in a soap works. He wrote lyrics for songs and librettos for cantatas.
Among the composers he worked for were Edward Elgar and John Henry Maunder.
Many of his texts were written on commission of the publishing house Novello.
