Richard Harris Barham
Who is Richard Harris Barham
Richard Harris Barham (6 December 1788 – 17 June 1845) was an English cleric of the Church of England, a novelist and a humorous poet. He was known generally by his pseudonym Thomas Ingoldsby and as the author of The Ingoldsby Legends.
Life
Richard Harris Barham was born in Canterbury. When he was seven years old his father died, leaving him a small estate, part of which was the manor of Tappington, in Denton, Kent, mentioned frequently in his later work The Ingoldsby Legends. At nine he was sent to St Paul's School, but his studies were interrupted by an accident that partly crippled his arm for life. Deprived of vigorous bodily activity, he became a great reader and diligent student.
During 1807 he entered Brasenose College, Oxford, intending at first ...
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Richard Harris Barham Poems
- Look At The Clock!: Patty Morgan The Milkmaid's Story
Fytte I.
'Look at the Clock!' quoth Winifred Pryce,
As she open'd the door to her husband's knock,
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- The Execution: A Sporting Anecdote Hon. Mr. Sucklethumbkin's Story
My Lord Tomnoddy got up one day;
It was half after two,
He had nothing to do,
So his Lordship rang for his cabriolet.
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- The Black Mousquetaire: A Legend Of France
Francois Xavier Auguste was a gay Mousquetaire,
The Pride of the Camp, the delight of the Fair:
He'd a mien so distingu and so dbonnaire,
And shrugg'd with a grace so recherch and rare,
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- The Cynotaph
Poor Tray charmant!
Poor Tray de mon Ami!
Dog-bury, and Vergers.
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- The Ghost
There stands a City,, neither large nor small,
Its air and situation sweet and pretty;
It matters very little if at all
Whether its denizens are dull or witty,
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- Thor_2000: ghosts, like ladies, never speak till spoke to. - richard harris barham
- Safetymentalst: from "bagman's dog, the : mr. peters's story" by richard harris barham:
was asking for brandy;
so she turn'd to the cupboard, and, having some handy,
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- Findhaunts: ghosts, like ladies, never speak till spoke to. ~richard harris barham
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