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Praed, Winthrop MacKworth

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Witty facile versifier and politician, born in London; practised in verse-making from a boy, notably at Eton; bred for the bar, entered Parliament as a Tory in 1830, and rose into office; wrote several verse-tales, some pieces of promise, such as "Arminius" and "My Pretty Josephine," a grotesque production called "The Red Fisherman," and exquisite vers de société (1802-1839).

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Praed, Winthrop MacKworth'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​p/praed-winthrop-mackworth.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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