St. Michael le Pole school, Dublin, Ireland, early 18th century. Courtesy Archiseek.
Rev. John Ball (?1746-1812) was an Irish poet and cleric.[1]
Life[]
Ball was the son of Rev. Thomas Ball; his brother, Thomas Ball, was also a poet.[1]
John Ball was the chaplain to the Countess Dowager of Barrymore and later succeeded his father as master of St. Michael Le Pole School, Dublin.[1]
He describes Philip Doyne as a friend, and makes a number of references to Thomas Warton.[1]
Publications[]
Poetry[]
- Tears of the British Muse. 1769.[1]
- Odes, Elegies, Ballads, Pictures, Inscriptions, Sonnets (includes Tears of the British Muse). Dublin: privately published, printed by Thomas Ewing, 1772.[2]
See also[]
References[]
Notes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Rev. John Ball (1746 ca.-1812), English Poetry, 1579-1830, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Web, Apr. 24, 2016.
- ↑ Search results = au:John Ball 1812, WorldCat, OCLC Online Computer Library Center Inc. Web, Apr. 24, 2016.
External links[]
- Poems
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