Who is William Broome

William Broome (c. April 1689 – 16 November 1745) was an English poet and translator. He was born in Haslington, near Crewe, Cheshire and died in Bath.

Education

He was educated at Eton and Cambridge, entered the Church, and became rector of Sturston and later Pulham in Norfolk and Eye in Suffolk.

Translations

Broome translated the Iliad in prose along with others, and was employed by Alexander Pope, whom he excelled as a Greek scholar, in translating the Odyssey, of which he Englished the 2nd, 6th, 8th, 11th, 12th, 16th, 18th, and 23rd books, catching the style of his master so exactly as almost to defy identification, and thus annoying him so as to earn a niche in The Dunciad. He also translated the Odes of Anacreon.The verses of his ow...
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William Broome Poems

• The Rosebud
  Queen of fragrance, lovely Rose,
  The beauties of thy leaves disclose!
  -But thou, fair Nymph, thyself survey
  In this sweet offspring of a day....
• Belinda's Recovery From Sickness
  Thus when the silent grave becomes
  Pregnant with life as fruitful wombs;
  When the wide seas and spacious earth
  Resign us to our second birth;...

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Comments about William Broome

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• Joyce_broome: kate is acting like diana. she's protecting her children and letting william know she is quie capable of making a life without him. why would william follow in the footsteps of his father in being unfaithful to his wife? she is beautiful and has the characteristics of a queen.
• Pennvetwdc: k9 rockie (donated by sgt william rodstein, morton police), broome county sheriff's office pc: wise k9 photography

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