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{{short description|American poet}}
{{About|the American poet|the American politician|Carlos Wilcox (politician)}}
'''Carlos Wilcox''' (October 22, 1794 &ndash; May 29, 1827) was an American [[poet]]. Born at [[Newport, New Hampshire]], Wilcox was a Congregationalist minister. He wrote a poem, ''The Age of Benevolence'', which was left [[unfinished work|unfinished]], and which was clearly influenced by the work of [[William Cowper]].

==References==
*{{A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature}}

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[[Category:19th-century American poets]]
[[Category:American male poets]]
[[Category:1794 births]]
[[Category:1827 deaths]]
[[Category:19th-century American male writers]]


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