Definition of Edward Young

1. Noun. English poet (1683-1765).

Exact synonyms: Young
Generic synonyms: Poet

Lexicographical Neighbors of Edward Young

Edward Roscoe Murrow
Edward Sapir
Edward Teach
Edward Teller
Edward Thatch
Edward V
Edward VI
Edward VII
Edward VIII
Edward Vernon Rickenbacker
Edward Vincent Sullivan
Edward Weston
Edward Williams Morley
Edward Winslow
Edward Wyllis Scripps
Edward Young (current term)
Edward the Confessor
Edward the Elder
Edward the Martyr
Edwardian
Edwardiana
Edwards
Edwards' syndrome
Edwardsiella
Edwin
Edwin Arlington Robinson
Edwin DuBois Hayward
Edwin Herbert Land
Edwin Hubble
Edwin Powell Hubble

Literary usage of Edward Young

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. English Literature: An Illustrated Record by Richard Garnett, Edmund Gosse (1903)
"Edward Young (1683-1765) was the son of the rector of Upham in Hampshire, where he was born in June 1683; the father ultimately became Dean of Salisbury. ..."

2. The English Poets: Selections with Critical Introductions by Thomas Humphry Ward (1921)
"... Edward Young. [THE author of the Night Thoughts was born at Upham in Hampshire in 1684, and died on the lath of April 1765. The Last Day was published ..."

3. Century Readings for a Course in English Literature by James Francis Augustine Pyre, Karl Young (1910)
"Edward Young, five years Pope's senior, an Oxford scholar of saturnine temper, a disappointed seeker after ' the bubble reputation,' first in the theater ..."

4. Chambers's Cyclopaedia of English Literature: A History Critical and by Robert Chambers, David Patrick (1902)
"... parliamentary candidate for Cirencester, receiving a bond for .£600 to defray expenses. Young was defeated, Wharton died (1731), but the Edward Young, ..."

5. The English Poets: Selections with Critical Introductions by Various Writers by Thomas Humphry Ward (1906)
"... Edward Young. [THE author of the Night Thoughts was born at Upham in Hampshire in 1684, and died on the uth of April 1765. The Last Day was published in ..."

6. A History of the Parish of Trinity Church in the City of New York by Morgan Dix, John Adams Dix, Leicester Crosby Lewis, Charles Thorley Bridgeman, Clifford P. Morehouse (1906)
"Edward Young HIGBEE, DD, ASSISTANT MINISTER ... JOSEPH HOOPER, MA Edward Young, a son of the Rev. Daniel Higbee, was born at Mount Holly, New Jersey, ..."

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