William Collins (25 December 1721 – 12 June 1759) was an English poet. Second in influence only to Thomas Gray, he was an important poet of the middle ...

William Collins is regarded as one of the most skilled 18th-century lyric poets. Marking a transitional period in English literature, Collins's style is ...

The Life of William Collins, Poet presents a much-needed biographical study of William Collins based on archival research. Collins's work has long been ...

Oct 27, 2024 · William Collins was a pre-Romantic English poet whose lyrical odes adhered to Neoclassical forms but were Romantic in theme and feeling.

Nov 1, 2024 · Collins's work has long been considered central to understanding the development of English poetry in the eighteenth century, but the poet ...

William Collins belongs to the 18th century period of English literature. He was born in 1721 and died in 1759. He is considered a pre-Romantic poet, who ...

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Coming up to London from Oxford he tried to establish himself as an author. He published Odes on Several Descriptive and Allegorical Subjects (1746) with his ...

William Collins was one of the most skilled lyric poets of the 18th Century and although his output was slender, his poetry is distinguished by its sweetness, ...

William Collins, born December 25, 1721, was an English poet. He is the author of Ode Occasion'd by the Death of Mr. Thomson (1749), Odes on Several ...