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Warton (JOSEPH an English clergyman)

JOSEPH, an English clergyman, critic, and editor; born in Dunsfold, England, in 1722. He wrote: "Odes on Various Subjects" (1746); a poetical translation of the "Eclogues and Georgics of Vergil" (1753; 24 critical papers to the "Adventurer" (1753- 1756); an "Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope" (2 vols. 1757-1782).

He edited the works of Pope (9 vols., 1797); and the works of Dryden (4 vols., 1811; completed after his death). He died in Wickham, Feb. 23, 1800.