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Phanuel Bacon
Born(1700-10-13)13 October 1700
Died10 January 1783(1783-01-10) (aged 82)

Phanuel Bacon DD (13 October 1700 – 10 January 1783) was an English playwright, poet and author. He was the son of the Rev. Phanuel Bacon, vicar of St Laurence's church, in Reading.

Life

In his youth, Bacon attended John Roysse's Free School in Abingdon (now Abingdon School), from 1712-1715 [1] and later entered St John's College, Oxford. He became vicar of Bramber, Sussex, and rector of Marsh Baldon, Oxfordshire.

Works

Among his works are

  • The Kite (1722), An Heroi-comical Poem. In Three Canto's
  • The Moral Quack (1757), A Dramatic Satire
  • The Insignificants(1757), A Comedy of Five Acts.
  • The Tryal of the Timekillers (1757), A comedy of five acts
  • The Occulist (1757), A Dramatic Entertainment of Two Acts
  • The Taxes (1757), A Dramatick Entertainment
  • The Snipe (1765), poem [2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Preston, Arthur Edwin (1929). St.Nicholas Abingdon and Other Papers, pre isbn. Oxford University Press.
  2. ^ ""The Snipe", Phanuel Bacon, 1765Snipe in Literature". Snipe in Literature.