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Fletcher, Phineas

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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Poet, brother of preceding; was rector of Hilgay, Norfolk; celebrated for his poem the "Purple Island, or the Isle of Man," an ingenious allegory descriptive of the human body—i. e . the Purple Island—and its vices and virtues.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Fletcher, Phineas'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​f/fletcher-phineas.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
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