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Phanuel Bacon

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Phanuel Bacon
Born(1700-10-13)13 October 1700
Died10 January 1783(1783-01-10) (aged 82)

Phanuel Bacon (13 October 1700 – 10 January 1783) was an English playwright, poet and author. He was the son of the Phanuel Bacon, vicar of St Laurence's church, in Reading.

Life

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In his youth, Bacon attended John Roysse's Free School in Abingdon (now Abingdon School), from 1712-1715[1] and later entered St John's College, Oxford. He became vicar of Bramber, Sussex, and rector of Marsh Baldon, Oxfordshire.

Works

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Among his works are

  • The Kite (1722), An Heroi-comical Poem. In Three Canto's
  • The Moral Quack (1757), A Dramatic Satire
  • The Insignificants (1757), A Comedy of Five Acts.
  • The Tryal of the Timekillers (1757), A comedy of five acts
  • The Occulist (1757), A Dramatic Entertainment of Two Acts
  • The Taxes (1757), A Dramatick Entertainment
  • The Snipe (1765), poem[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Preston, Arthur Edwin (1929). St.Nicholas Abingdon and Other Papers, pre isbn. Oxford University Press.
  2. ^ ""The Snipe", Phanuel Bacon, 1765Snipe in Literature". Snipe in Literature. 15 December 2016.