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James Wills (other)
James Wills may refer to: *James Wills (poet) (1790–1868), Irish writer and poet *James Anthony Wills (1912–1993), American painter *James 'Kimo' Wills (born 1975), American actor *James Wills (baseball), American baseball player *James Wills (cricketer) (1899–1949), Irish cricketer *Bob Wills (James Robert Wills, 1905–1975), American Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader *Jim Wills (1914–2007), Australian rules footballer *J. Elder Wills (James Ernest Elder Wills, 1900–1970), British art director See also *James Shaw Willes (1814–1872), English judge {{hndis, Wills, James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Wills (poet)
James Wills (1 January 1790 – November 1868) was an Irish writer and poet. Wills was born in County Roscommon, the younger son of a landowner. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, and studied law in the Middle Temple, London. Deprived, however, of the fortune destined for him and the means of pursuing a legal career by the extravagance of his elder brother, he entered the Church. From 1822 to 1838, he lived in Dublin and wrote in the '' Dublin University Magazine'', '' Blackwood's Magazine'' and other periodicals. He supported the Reverend Caesar Otway in building up the '' Irish Quarterly Review''. In 1831, he published ''The Disembodied and other Poems''. ''The Philosophy of Unbelief'' (1835) attracted much attention. He actually wrote the famous poem "The Universe", even though it was published in 1821Dublin University Magazine 1875, pg. 403-425 under the name of Charles Maturin. He was editor of the ''Dublin University Magazine'' in 1841 and 1842. His largest work w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |