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John Rutter (1717 fl.) was an Irish poet.

John Rutter, Bethlem Hospital (1717). Gale ECCO, 2018. Courtesy Amazon.com.

John Rutter, Bethlem Hospital (1717). Gale ECCO, 2018. Courtesy Amazon.com.

Life[]

All that is known of Rutter is his book, Bethlem Hospital, which was published anonymously, but a copy of which is attributed to "John Rutter, M.A. of Dublin University." He is not listed in Alumni Dublinenses (1924), or mentioned in D.J. O'Donoghue's Poetry of Ireland (1912).[1]

Publications[]

Poetry[]

  • Bethlem Hospital: A poem in blank verse. London: E. Smith, 1717.[2]

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References[]

Notes[]

  1. John Rutter (1690 ca.-1717 fl), English Poetry, 1579-1830, Center for Applied Technologies in the Humanities, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University. Web, Oct. 21, 2016.
  2. Bethlem Hospital: A poem in blank verse, English Poetry, 1579-1830, Center for Applied Technologies in the Humanities, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University. Web, Oct. 21, 2016.

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