Warton

/ (ˈwɔːtən) /

noun

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)

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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Examples from the Web for warton

From The MEN:Hadfield-Hyde, of Warton Street, Lytham St Annes, claimed she had been ordered to strip off by a guard.
British Aristocrat and Friend Strip Topless In Airport Security Protest, Captured on CCTV|Tom Sykes|November 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Gilbertyn is supposed by Warton to be the celebrated Gilbertus Anglicus.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 (of 7) -- Notes to the Canterbury Tales|Geoffrey Chaucer
Pope had contemplated a history of English poetry which was taken up by Gray and finally executed by Warton.
English Literature and Society in the Eighteenth Century|Leslie Stephen
Warton was told by Millan that the book lay a long time unsold on his stall.
The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes|Samuel Johnson

His friend Bishop Percy may have helped to create this false impression in Warton's memory.
A History of English Poetry: an Unpublished Continuation|Thomas Warton
It seems probable, therefore, that the 'charts' which Warton says are 'lost' were never in existence at all.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 3 (of 7)|Geoffrey Chaucer