CHRISTOPHER SMART
\kɹˈɪstəfə smˈɑːt], \kɹˈɪstəfə smˈɑːt], \k_ɹ_ˈɪ_s_t_ə_f_ə s_m_ˈɑː_t]\
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An English poet, and one of the interesting figures of literary history; born at Shipbourne, Kent, April 11, 1722; died May 21, 1771. His fame rests upon a "Song to David" (1763), pronounced by Dante Gabriel Rossetti "the only great accomplished poem of the eighteenth century". It is said to have been written in a madhouse, "partly with charcoal on the walls, or indented with a key on the panels of his cell", the poet having been deprived of his liberty on account of his debts. Noted also is a version of Horace, which had a wide sale. Other works are: "Poems" (1752); "Power of the Supreme Being" (1753); "The Hilliad: An Epic Poem" (1753); "Poems on Several Occasions" (1763); "Translation of the Psalms of David" (1765); and many miscellaneous essays, poems, and translations.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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Dopamine Acetyltransferase
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