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Christopher Anstey


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(b. Oct. 31, 1724, England – d. Aug. 3, 1805, Harnage, Shropshire )

Gender: M

English poet known for his poem 'The New Bath Guide' and for being one of the earliest Latin translator of Gray's 'Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard'.

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  • Christopher Anstey

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