Warton
Britishnoun
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Joseph. 1722–1800, British poet and critic, noted for his poem The Enthusiast (1744) and his Essay on the Writings and Genius of Pope (1756)
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his brother Thomas . 1728–90, poet laureate (1785–90); author of the poem The Pleasures of Melancholy (1747) and the first History of English Poetry (1774–81)
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The majority of the roles will be based in Samlesbury and Warton in Lancashire and Barrow in Cumbria.
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2022
Warton Leung, who did not intend to vote in Sunday’s election, said that the lack of choice in candidates dampened enthusiasm for voting.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 19, 2021
BAE, under government contract, also assembles the jets that drop these bombs in hangars just outside the village of Warton, Lancashire.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 18, 2019
The Age of Innocence A mini-marathon of films set in the Gilded Age gets underway with director Martin Scorsese’s 1993 period drama based on the Edith Warton novel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2018
“Well, after that I can hardly hope that you can wish me success, though I think you might have kept some kindly feeling for old Lone Star,” Warton said as he got up to go.
From Luck at the Diamond Fields by Dalrymple J. Belgrave
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