Moulton Grammar School (now a private home). Courtesy South Holland Heritage.
Rev. Samuel Elsdale (1780 - 13 July 1827) was an English poet and clergyman.
Life[]
Youth and education[]
Elsdale was 1 of 2 sons of Ann (Gibbins) and Robinson Ellsdale, a retired privateer, of Surfleet in Lincolnshire.[1]
He attended Lincoln College, Oxford, earning a B.A. in 1803 and an M.A. in 1809.[1] He became a fellow of the college in 1803.[2]
Career[]
He became master of Moulton grammar school. He was a frequent contributor to magazines.[1] His only collection of poems was reprinted twice.[2]
Publications[]
Poetry[]
- Death, Judgment, Heaven and Hell: A poem; with hymns, and other pieces. Spalding, UK: T. Albin / B. & R. Crosby, London, 1812.[3]
See also[]
References[]
Notes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 James McMullen Rigg, Elsdale, Robinson, Dictionary of National Biography 17, 334. Web, June 13, 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Rev. Samuel Elsdale (1780-1827), English Poetry, 1579-1830, Center for Applied Technologies in the Humanities, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University. Web, June 13, 2016.
- ↑ Search results = au:Samuel Elsdale, WorldCat, OCLC Online Computer Library Center Inc. Web, June 13, 2016.
External links[]
- Poems
- About
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