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Son of the minister of Langholm, Dumfriesshire, William Julius Mickle was for some time a brewer in Edinburgh, but failed.
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Sir Martyn a Poem in the Manner of Spenser
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The Lusiad
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Written by Luis de Camoens (considered the Shakespeare of Portugal), Lusiad is an epic poem that depicts the journey of the Portuguese sailor who achieved Columbus goal by sailing from Portugal around the Cape of Good Hope to arrive in India.
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Almada hill: an epistle from Lisbon
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Voltaire in the Shades, or Dialogues on the Deistical Controversy (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from Voltaire in the Shades, or Dialogues on the Deistical Controversy Perhaps it may be faid, that here is a confefiion of prejudice: What one earnel'tl y wifhes, one eafily believes. Yes, it is fometimes fo; 'but there are examples to the con trary. An affectionate mo ther who earnefily wifhes the recovery Of her child, will, from that very ear'nefinefs, be jealous of every fympt'om, and alarmed with the fear of death in the ?ightel't danger. When one e'atne?ly wifhes for im mortality, like the parent, he will be alarmed at every. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Pollio: An Elegiac Ode. Written in the Wood Near R---- Castle, 1762
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General Paralysis of the Insane (Classic Reprint)
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The Poetical Works of William Julius Mickle: Containing Sir Martyn, Almada Hill, Pollio, Mary Queen of Scots, Knowledge, Hengist and Mey, Sorceress, ... Fragments, &C., &C., &C (Classic Reprint)
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William Mickle
William Julius Mickle was a Scottish poet.
Career
William Julius Mickle moved to England where he worked as a corrector for the Clarendon Press at Oxford. In 1771-1775 Mickle lodged at the manor house in Forest Hill, Oxfordshire. Mickle had various literary failures and minor successes until, while at Forest Hill, he produced his translation of the Lusiad, from the Portuguese of Luís de Camões.
This was a success that brought him both fame and money.
In 1777 he went to Portugal, where he was received with distinction. In 1784 he published the ballad of Cumnor Hall, which suggested to Scott the writing of Kenilworth.
He is perhaps best remembered, however, by the beautiful lyric, There"s nae luck aboot the Hoose, which, although claimed by others, is almost certainly his. In 1781 Mickle married Mary Tomkins, the daughter of his former landlord in Forest Hill, and settled in Wheatley.
He died in 1788 while on a visit to his in-laws, and is buried in Forest Hill churchyard.
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William Julius Mickle was an original poet of considerable merit, whose reputation principally rests upon the translation of the Lusiad, which no Englishman had attempted before him, except Sir Richard Fanshawe.
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The Lusiad
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The Poetical Works of William Julius Mickle: Containing Sir Martyn, Almada Hill, Pollio, Mary Queen of Scots, Knowledge, Hengist and Mey, Sorceress, ... Fragments, &C., &C., &C (Classic Reprint)
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Voltaire in the Shades, or Dialogues on the Deistical Controversy (Classic Reprint)
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Pollio: An Elegiac Ode. Written in the Wood Near R---- Castle, 1762
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Almada hill: an epistle from Lisbon
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Sir Martyn a Poem in the Manner of Spenser
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- General Paralysis of the Insane (Classic Reprint)
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The Lusiad
Connections
- Father:
- Alexander Mickle
- Mother:
- Julian Mickle (Henderson)
- Sister:
- Margret Mickle
- Sister:
- Jean Mickle
- Wife:
- Mary Mickle (Tomkins)
- Son:
- Charles Julius Mickle
- Brother:
- Robert Mickle
- Brother:
- Thomas Mickle
- Brother:
- Charles Mickle
- Brother:
- Alexander Mickle
- Brother:
- Patrick Mickle
- Brother:
- George Mickle
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Born
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Died
October 28, 1788 (aged 54) -
Resting place
Forest Hill, London, England, United Kingdom -
Nationality
United Kingdom