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John Hoole (December 1727 – 2 August 1803) was an English translator, the son of Samuel Hoole (born 1692), a mechanic, and Sarah Drury (c. 1700 – c. 1793), the daughter of a Clerkenwell clockmaker. He became a personal friend of Samuel Johnson's.

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John Hoole

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John Hoole (December 1727 – 2 August 1803) was an English translator, the son of Samuel Hoole (born 1692), a mechanic, and Sarah Drury (c. 1700 – c. 1793)...

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John Scott of Amwell

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occasional visits to London since 1760 and there made the acquaintance of John Hoole, who introduced him to Dr Johnson. Though they disagreed politically,...

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Orlando Furioso

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Henry Boyd's translation were published in 1757 and 1784, respectively. John Hoole's 1783 translation used rhyming couplets (AABBCC...). William Stewart Rose...

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Mary Ann Yates

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(1763) Mandane in Cyrus by John Hoole (1768) Sophia in The Brothers by Richard Cumberland (1769) Ismena in Timanthes John Hoole (1770) Clementina in Clementina...

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Ratnajeevan Hoole

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Professor Samuel Ratnajeevan Herbert Hoole (born 15 September 1952; commonly known as Ratnajeevan Hoole) is a Sri Lankan Tamil engineer and academic. He...

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Thomas Payne

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discussions on all subjects. Patrons included George Steevens, Thomas Crofts, John Hoole and Thomas Tyrwhitt. Payne issued sale catalogues on a regular basis,...

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Jerusalem Delivered

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verse translations. (There is also an eighteenth-century translation by John Hoole, and there are modern versions by Anthony Esolen and Max Wickert.) Tasso's...

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David Barclay of Youngsbury

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following year, leaving Barclay money in his will. Barclay turned to John Hoole to write the biography. Verene Shepherd, the Jamaican historian of diaspora...

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Hoddesdon

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in 1850. In 1859 he entered the Government service of South Australia. John Hoole (1727–1803), translator, attended school in Hoddesdon. William Josiah...

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Hoole Hall

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Hoole Hall is a former country house located to the north of Chester, Cheshire, England. It originated as a small house in about 1760, built for the Rev John...

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Much Hoole

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Much Hoole there are the remains of a medieval settlement and moat adjacent to Town Lane. Hoole gave its name to a family in the reign of King John and...

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1775 in literature

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Barbier de Séville Thomas Francklin – Matilda David Garrick – Bon Ton John Hoole – Cleonice, Princess of Bithynia Thomas Hull – Edward and Eleonora Robert...

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Rajan Hoole

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Michael Richard Ratnarajan Hoole (commonly known as Rajan Hoole) is a Sri Lankan Tamil mathematician, academic and human rights activist. He was one of...

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Kerry Hoole

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Kerry Hoole (born 11 June 1940) is a former Australian racing cyclist. He won the Australian national road race title in 1966 and 1973. Hoole set the...

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1770 in literature

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Rolf Krage Samuel Foote – The Lame Lover Francis Gentleman – The Sultan John Hoole – Timanthes Hugh Kelly – A Word to the Wise Louis-Sébastien Mercier –...

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1727 in literature

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December 27 – Arthur Murphy, Irish biographer (died 1805) December – John Hoole, English translator (died 1803) January 17 – Johann Christoph Wichmannshausen...

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1803 in literature

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François Philippe Brunck, French classical scholar (born 1729) August 2 – John Hoole, English translator (born 1727) September 5 – Pierre Choderlos de Laclos...

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1768 in literature

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Foote – The Devil on Two Sticks Oliver Goldsmith – The Good-Natur'd Man John Hoole – Cyrus Hugh Kelly – False Delicacy Arthur Murphy – Zenobia Michel-Jean...

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Australian native police

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Parry-Okeden and a large investigation ensued. The officer in charge, constable John Hoole was acquitted of any wrongdoing but was transferred and soon after forced...

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Robert Bensley

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Oxonian in Town by George Colman the Elder (1767) Mithrades in Cyrus by John Hoole (1768) Leontine in The Good-Natur'd Man by Oliver Goldsmith (1768) Philip...

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