William Barnes

William Barnes (22 February 1801 – 7 October 1886) was an English writer, poet, Church of England minister, and philologist. He wrote over 800 poems, some in Dorset dialect, and much other work, including a comprehensive English grammar quoting from more than 70 different languages.

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William Barnes
Birth dateFebruary 22, 1801
Birth place
Bagber
Date of deathOctober 07, 1886

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External resources

  1. http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au
  2. http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/b/barnes/william
  3. http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/poets/barnes-william
  4. http://www.google.co.uk/books/pdf/Hwomely_Rhymes.pdf?id=UQ4_AAAAIAAJ&output=pdf&sig=rLMqAw5AiGfEOknHjcYBhKGcZRY
  5. http://www.google.co.uk/books/pdf/Poems_of_Rural_Life_in_The_Dorset_Dialec.pdf?id=dF4JAAAAQAAJ&output=pdf&sig=teNYb8h0M0RC6EtQOJwwNNlE-os
  6. http://www.google.co.uk/books/pdf/poems_of_rural_life_in_the_dorset_dialec.pdf?id=Y14JAAAAQAAJ&output=pdf&sig=Xd0VBLpJtcpzWU-1tsWRTnltt5U
  7. http://www.poetsgraves.co.uk/barnes.htm