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RICHARD HARRIS, an English poet, born in Canterbury, Dec. 6, 1788; was educated at St. Paul's and Oxford; took orders in 1813; was rector of two country churches, and later of one in London. Under the name of THOMAS INGOLDSBY he wrote the "Ingoldsby Legends," prose and verse (London, 1840- 1847), which are now classics. He also wrote "My Cousin Nicholas," a novel (1841), and "Life of Theodore Hook" (1849). He died in London, June 17, 1845.