Thomas Amory (author)
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Polymath
In 1755 Amory published Memoirs containing the lives of several ladies of Great Britain, a History of Antiquities and Observations on the Christian Religion. This was followed by the Life of John Buncle, Esq. in 1766, which was practically a continuation: Vol. I,[2] 1756, Vol. II,[3]
These works are those of a polymath, covering philology, natural science, theology and other subjects, unsystematically, but with occasional originality and felicity of diction.
Private life
Amory was a keen Unitarian. He was also a renowned eccentric, with a peculiar appearance and the manner of a gentleman. He scarcely ever stirred abroad except at dusk. He died at the age of 97, probably in London.[1]
Notes
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- The information here is consistent with the entry in The Oxford Companion to English Literature, ed. Sir Paul Harvey, 4th e. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1967).
External links
- The Life of John Buncle. Multiple formats at Ex-Classics Project. Includes critical essays, notes and translations.
- Memoirs containing the lives of several ladies of Great Britain, a History of Antiquities and Observations on the Christian Religion.
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- 1690s births
- 1788 deaths
- 18th-century British writers
- 18th-century Irish writers
- 18th-century Irish male writers
- Writers from Dublin (city)