Leigh Hunt
James Henry Leigh Hunt, best known as Leigh Hunt, was an English critic, essayist and poet.
Background
- Born in
- Southgate
- Educated at
- Christ's Hospital
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Trending topics shown first"There are two worlds: the world that we can measure with line and rule, and the world we feel with our hearts and imagination."
"Fishes do not roar; they cannot express any sound of suffering; and therefore the angler chooses to think they do not suffer, more than it is convenient for him to fancy. Now it is a poor sport that d…"
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Timeline
1784
Born
Birth1859
Died
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