Warton

/ (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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How to use Warton in a sentence

  • He identified Rockton and Warton, but not the other two who had formed the group near his berth, on his first visit to the deck.

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