Queen Eleanor's Vengeance And Other Poems
''Queen Eleanor's Vengeance and Other Poems'' is a book of poetry written by William Cox Bennett William Cox Bennett (1820 – 1895) was an English poet. He published numerous works, often including a self-written preface. One of his better-known poems is that of "Baby May". Life He was born at Greenwich on 14 October 1820, was the younger ..., consisting of thirty-four poems printed on 232 pages, published in 1857. Poetry books {{Poetry-collection-stub ...
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William Cox Bennett
William Cox Bennett (1820 – 1895) was an English poet. He published numerous works, often including a self-written preface. One of his better-known poems is that of "Baby May". Life He was born at Greenwich on 14 October 1820, was the younger son of John Bennett, a watchmaker of that place. His older brother was John Bennett (watchmaker), later Sir John. He was educated at Greenwich in the school of William Collier Smithers, but when he was nine he was compelled, by the death of his father, to remain at home to assist his mother in business. Bennett took much interest in the affairs of his native borough, and succeeded in effecting several useful reforms. In 1845, he married Emma Sophia Willson, sister of his brother John's wife Agnes Willson. The couple had several children. In 1868, he proposed Gladstone to the liberals of the borough as their candidate, and assisted to secure his return by very strenuous exertions. He was a member of the London council of the National ...
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