Edward Thurlow

'Edward Thurlow, 2nd Baron Thurlow (1781-1829)1781-1829), was an English poet.

Life
He was the son of Thomas Thurlow, Bishop of Durham. He was educated at Charterhouse and then at Magdalen College, Oxford, where he received his M.A. in 1801. He held a variety of government posts: patentee of the Bankrupts Office, clerk of the presentation of the Petty Bag Office, clerk of the Hanaper and of the custody of lunatics and idiots, and the registrar of the diocese of Lincoln.

He translated the Odes of Anacreon, edited Sidney's ''Defence of Poesy, and published several volumes of original poetry.

Writing
Charles Lamb admired Thurlow's sonnets, but others ridiculed his attempts to revive the spirit of chivalry that he got from Sidney.

Recognition
His poem "May" was included in the Oxford Book of English Verse 1250-1900.

Publications

 * Verses prefixed to the Defence of poesy; the induction to an heroic poem; also verses dedicated to the Prince Regent. 1812.
 * Hermilda in Palestine, with other poems. 1812.
 * Poems on several occasions. 1813.
 * Ariadne: a poem.
 * Carmen britannicum: or the song of Britain, written in honour of his Royal Highness George Augustus Frederick Prince Regent. 1814.
 * Moonlight; The doge's daughter; Ariadne; Carmen britannicum; Angelica. 1814.
 * The sonnets of Edward Lord Thurlow. 1819.
 * Select poems. 1816; 1821.
 * Angelica, or the rape of Proteus: a poem. 1822.
 * Arcita and Palamon, after Geoffrey Chaucer. 1822.
 * The flower and the leaf: after ... Chaucer. 1825.

Translated

 * The odes of Anacreon, trans. Thurlow. 1822.

Edited

 * The defence of poesy [Sidney, ed. Thurlow]. 1810.

Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.