Birth date: 
1722
Death date: 
1800
Birth town: 
Country: 
England

English critic and poet, eldest son of Thomas Warton (see below), was baptized at Dunsfold, Surrey, on the 22nd of April 1722, and entered Winchester school on the foundation in 1735. William Collins was already there, and the two formed a friendship which was maintained through their Oxford career. They read Milton and Spenser together, and wrote verses, which, published in the Gentleman’s Magazine, attracted the attention of Dr Johnson. Warton went to Oriel College, Oxford, in 1740, and took his B.A. degree in 1744. He took holy orders, and during his father’s lifetime acted as his curate at Basingstoke. He then went to Chelsea, London; but eventually returned to Basingstoke. He married, became rector of Winslade (1748), of Tunworth (1754); in t755 he was appointed a master in Winchester school, and headmaster in 1766. He was not a successful schoolmaster, and when the boys mutinied against him for the third time he wisely resigned his position (1793).

Poems by this Poet

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O warm, enthusiastic maid 19 May 2014
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Ode on the Death of the Author 5 September 2014
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Ode to a Lady on the Spring 31 July 2013
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Ode to Fancy 31 July 2013
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Ode to Music 31 July 2013
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On the Spring 5 September 2014
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The Charms of Nature 29 November 2013
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The Dying Indian 29 November 2013
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The Enthusiast, or the Lover of Nature 31 July 2013
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The Happy Life 29 November 2013
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