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431: 535: 582: 612: 167:'Cupid turned Volunteer. A series of prints designed by the Princess Elizabeth and engraved by W. N. Gardiner. With poetical illustrations by Thomas Park,' 1804. Engravings of 545: 430: 230:. Letters to and from him are printed in several places. Cowper's letters to him, originally printed in the 'Monthly Mirror,' were in Southey's edition of the 435: 617: 122:(1760–1840), with the condition that he could still consult them. Later they went to Longmans, and, after being catalogued by A. F. Griffiths in 361: 511:
Nichols's 'Illustrations of Literature,' viii. 376–8; Miss Seward's 'Letters,' vols. iv.–vi.; Pinkerton's 'Correspondence,' i. 349–50; and
115: 414:, the ploughboy poet, was introduced to him, and he superintended the publication, and corrected the various editions, of Bloomfield's 602: 72: 91:. In 1797 he abandoned this career, and devoted himself to literature and the study of antiquities. In London he lived in turn in 550: 478: 305: 517:, 1st ser. xi. 217, 2nd ser xii. 221–2; and many more addressed to Sir Egerton Brydges, Thomas Hill, and John Litchfield of the 408:; his notes were added to the 1824 edition of that work, and were incorporated under their proper headings in the 1840 edition. 587: 577: 404: 164:
laughed at his pretensions. Many of the sonnets in this volume were written on scenes in Kent, Sussex, and Hertfordshire.
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He also wrote some cards of 'Christian Remembrance: a Plain Clue to the Gospel of Peace.’ Park's name is included in
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Books for the "mental culture and moral guidance of youth", printed by a bookseller called Sael, who died in 1799.
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who long suffered from ill-health, died at Hampstead on 7 June 1813, aged 52. (She must be distinguished from
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were dispersed by sale. He edited many works, and assisted leading antiquaries in their researches.
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died young in June 1833. He left four daughters, the survivors of a large family. His wife
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in his various collections of poetry and romance; he aided Joseph Ritson in the
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This article is about an English antiquary. For US zoologist, see
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for his hymn "My soul, praise the Lord; speak good of His name".
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used to drink tea two or three times a week; Durweston Street,
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Heliconia: a Selection of English Poetry between 1575 and 1604
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Select Collections of English Songs, with their Original Airs
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which they projected. Among the works which he edited were:
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Southey praised Park to Longmans as the best editor for the
181:'Nugæ Modernæ Morning Thoughts and Midnight Musings,' 1818. 378:(vol. iv. p. xi), and in prefaces to the volumes of the 75:, bishop of Rochester, and Miss Penelope Boothby, after 60:. When ten years old he was sent to a grammar school at 352:
Park is sometimes said to have been associated with
202:Several poetical articles were supplied by him for 178:printed at this press in 1815 some verses to Park. 356:in editing, in 1817, the works in two volumes of 583:Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London 290:Royal and Noble Authors, Enlarged and Continued 67:He was brought up as an engraver, and produced 501:American Antiquarian Society Members Directory 418:. He also helped the posthumous reputation of 111:, where he was involved with local charities. 8: 436:Hampstead Antiquarian and Historical Society 613:Members of the American Antiquarian Society 554:. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. 482:. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. 366:The Trumpet of Fame, written by H. R. 1595. 187:'Solacing Verses for Serious Times,' 1832. 218:, 1859; and he was a contributor to the 493: 344:, commented severely on the edition in 52:He was the son of parents who lived at 370:Park's assistance was acknowledged by 318:for the "Greek and Roman Poets", 1813. 114:On 11 March 1802 he was admitted as a 7: 434:Brown plaque erected in 1909 by the 116:Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries 184:'Advantages of Early Rising,' 1824. 27:English antiquary and bibliographer 302:Reliques of Ancient English Poetry 25: 338:, when announcing a new issue of 280:Fables from Boccaccio and Chaucer 232:Life and Correspondence of Cowper 618:English male non-fiction writers 551:Dictionary of National Biography 533: 479:Dictionary of National Biography 129:He was elected a member of the 212:Diana, Sonnets and other Poems 1: 257:, a collection of papers by 131:American Antiquarian Society 634: 270:Works of the British Poets 29: 405:History of English Poetry 308:, 5th edit. 1812. 3 vols. 124:Bibliotheca Anglo-Poetica 83:as the Comic Muse, after 18:Thomas Park (antiquarian) 603:British literary editors 169:William Nelson Gardiner 87:; and a Magdalen after 588:English bibliographers 442: 244:Bibliotheca Britannica 97:Marylebone High Street 440:Church Row, Hampstead 433: 392:Bibliographia Scotica 388:Bibliographia Poetica 316:Translation of Hesiod 71:portraits, including 578:English antiquarians 473:"Park, Thomas"  390:and the unpublished 221:Gentleman's Magazine 455:Maria Frances Parke 372:Sir Egerton Brydges 341:England's Parnassus 306:Bishop Thomas Percy 296:Harleian Miscellany 176:Sir Egerton Brydges 77:Sir Joshua Reynolds 608:English male poets 443: 336:John Payne Collier 259:Sir John Harington 32:Thomas Park (AAAS) 598:English engravers 514:Notes and Queries 451:Maria Hester Park 420:Henry Kirke White 412:Robert Bloomfield 380:Censura Literaria 16:(Redirected from 625: 555: 537: 536: 522: 509: 503: 498: 483: 475: 334:, 1815, 3 vols. 21: 633: 632: 628: 627: 626: 624: 623: 622: 593:English editors 558: 557: 543: 534: 526: 525: 510: 506: 499: 495: 490: 470: 467: 447:John James Park 428: 396:George Steevens 358:Sir John Mennes 292:, 1806, 5 vols. 282:, 1806, 2 vols. 265:, 1804, 2 vols. 263:Henry Harington 240: 216:Henry Constable 146: 89:Ubaldo Gandolfi 50: 42:literary editor 35: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 631: 629: 621: 620: 615: 610: 605: 600: 595: 590: 585: 580: 575: 570: 560: 559: 531: 530: 524: 523: 519:Monthly Mirror 504: 492: 491: 489: 486: 485: 484: 466: 463: 427: 424: 350: 349: 329: 319: 309: 299: 293: 286:Horace Walpole 283: 273: 268:John Sharpe's 266: 261:, selected by 251: 239: 236: 227:Monthly Mirror 210:'s edition of 189: 188: 185: 182: 179: 172: 165: 162:Robert Southey 154:William Cowper 145: 142: 105:Portman Square 49: 46: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 630: 619: 616: 614: 611: 609: 606: 604: 601: 599: 596: 594: 591: 589: 586: 584: 581: 579: 576: 574: 571: 569: 566: 565: 563: 556: 553: 552: 547: 541: 540:public domain 528: 527: 520: 516: 515: 508: 505: 502: 497: 494: 487: 481: 480: 474: 469: 468: 464: 462: 460: 456: 452: 448: 445:His only son 441: 437: 432: 425: 423: 421: 417: 413: 409: 407: 406: 401: 400:Thomas Warton 397: 393: 389: 385: 381: 377: 373: 368: 367: 363: 359: 355: 354:Edward Dubois 347: 343: 342: 337: 333: 330: 327: 323: 322:Joseph Ritson 320: 317: 313: 310: 307: 303: 300: 297: 294: 291: 287: 284: 281: 277: 274: 271: 267: 264: 260: 256: 252: 249: 248: 247: 245: 237: 235: 233: 229: 228: 223: 222: 217: 213: 209: 208:W. 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Thomas Park (antiquarian)
Thomas Park (AAAS)
literary editor
East Acton
Middlesex
Heighington
mezzotint
John Thomas
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Mrs. Jordan
John Hoppner
Ubaldo Gandolfi
Piccadilly
Marylebone High Street
Richard Heber
Portman Square
Hampstead
Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries
Thomas Hill
American Antiquarian Society
Church Row
William Cowper
Anna Seward
Robert Southey
William Nelson Gardiner
Sir Egerton Brydges
John Julian
John Nichols
W. C. Hazlitt
Henry Constable

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