Horace Smith (poet)
English poet and novelist (1779–1849) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other people named Horace Smith, see Horace Smith (disambiguation).
For the American politician, see Horatio N. Smith.
Horace (born Horatio) Smith (31 December 1779 – 12 July 1849) was an English poet and novelist. In 1818, he participated in a sonnet-writing competition with Percy Bysshe Shelley. It was of Smith that Shelley said: "Is it not odd that the only truly generous person I ever knew who had money enough to be generous with should be a stockbroker? He writes poetry and pastoral dramas and yet knows how to make money, and does make it, and is still generous."[1]
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Born | (1779-12-31)31 December 1779 London |
Died | 12 July 1849(1849-07-12) (aged 69) Tunbridge Wells |
Occupation | Poet, novelist |
Literary movement | Romanticism |
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