Warton

British  

/ ˈwɔːtən /

noun

1. 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)

2. 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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Example Sentences

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

She became a fellow there in 1948, teaching at St Anne’s College, and married John Bayley, who became Warton professor of English in 1974.

From The Guardian • Jul. 13, 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

More than 9,000 people are employed at the sites, in Warton and Samlesbury.

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2017

Warton, by the author of the Pursuits of Literature, as all who have read that satire will well remember.

From Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 94, August 16, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various