William Hayley

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William Hayley was an 18th–19th century English poet, biographer, and literary patron best known for his friendship with William Cowper and support of artists like William Blake.

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instanceOf biographer
human
literary patron
poet
birthDate 1745-11-09
child Thomas Alphonso Hayley NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
deathDate 1820-11-12
describedBySource Oxford Dictionary of National Biography NERFINISHED
educatedAt Eton College
Trinity Hall, Cambridge NERFINISHED
era Georgian era
Regency era
fieldOfWork biographical writing
literature
floruit early 19th century
late 18th century
gender male
genre biography
poetry
hasFriend William Blake NERFINISHED
William Cowper NERFINISHED
knownFor friendship with William Cowper
patronage of William Blake
patronage of artists and writers
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement 18th-century English literature
Romantic-era literature
name William Hayley NERFINISHED
nationality English
notableWork Essay on Old Maids NERFINISHED
The Life and Letters of William Cowper NERFINISHED
The Life of Milton NERFINISHED
The Triumphs of Temper NERFINISHED
occupation biographer
literary patron
poet
patronOf George Romney NERFINISHED
William Blake NERFINISHED
various English artists
placeOfBirth Chichester NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Felpham NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
residence Eartham NERFINISHED
Felpham NERFINISHED
spouse Eliza Ball Hayley NERFINISHED
workLocation England

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Swan of Lichfield correspondedWith William Hayley
subject surface form: Anna Seward