ROBERT MERRY
\ɹˈɒbət mˈɛɹi], \ɹˈɒbət mˈɛɹi], \ɹ_ˈɒ_b_ə_t m_ˈɛ_ɹ_i]\
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An English dilettante; born in London, April 1755; died at Baltimore, Md., Dec. 14, 1798. He resigned from the army (1775); became a member of the famous Della Crusca Academy at Florence, Italy (1784-87); on returning to London, wrote plays and poems under the pseudonym "Della Crusca". His affected style found many imitators, and the school that arose was satirized by Gifford in his "Baviad" and "Maeviad". He married an actress, and came to this country in 1796.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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