1779 in poetry

List of years in poetry (table)
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Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).

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William Cowper and John Newton, Olney Hymns, 66 by Cowper (marked "C" to distinguish them from Newtown's), another 282 by Newton; the work was popular, with many editions published^[1]
Robert Fergusson, Poems on Various Subjects, Part 2 of Poems 1773^[1]
William Hayley, Epistle to Admiral Keppel, published anonymously^[1]
Samuel Johnson, Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, to the Works of the English Poets (published from this year through 1781), in 10 volumes, with later editions titled Lives of the English Poets; 52 critical biographies^[1]
Ann Murry, Poems on Various Subjects^[1]

Philip Freneau, "The House of Night" (expanded, 1786)^[2]
Jonathan Odell, "Word of Congress"^[2]
Charles Henry Wharton, A Poetical Epistle to His Excellency George Washington^[2]

Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:

January 20 – Adam Oehlenschlager (died 1850), Danish^[3]
May 28 – Thomas Moore (died 1852), Irish poet, singer, songwriter, and entertainer
July 15 – Clement Moore (died 1863), American credited as the author of "A Visit from St. Nicholas" (more commonly known today as "Twas the Night Before Christmas")
August 1 – Francis Scott Key (died 1843), American lawyer, author, and amateur poet who wrote the words to the United States' national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner"
November 5 – Washington Allston, (died 1843), American poet and painter^[4]

Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 Cox, Michael, editor, The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature, Oxford University Press, 2004, ISBN 0-19-860634-6
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Ludwig, Richard M., and Clifford A. Nault, Jr., Annals of American Literature: 1602–1983, 1986, New York: Oxford University Press
↑ Preminger, Alex and T. V. F. Brogan, et al., The New Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics, 1993. New York: MJF Books/Fine Communications
↑ Web page titled "American Poetry Full-Text Database / Bibliography" at University of Chicago Library website, retrieved March 4, 2009

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