DENIS FLORENCE MACCARTHY
\dˈɛniz flˈɒɹəns mˈakɑːði], \dˈɛniz flˈɒɹəns mˈakɑːði], \d_ˈɛ_n_i_z f_l_ˈɒ_ɹ_ə_n_s m_ˈa_k_ɑː_ð_i]\
Sort: Oldest first
-
An Irish poet; born at Dublin, 1817 (?); died 1882. He was a lawyer by profession, but never practiced. He won the love of his countrymen by his lyrics on Irish history and legend. Among his works are: "Ballads, Poems, and Lyrics" (1850); "The Bell-Founder", etc. (new ed. 1857); "Underglimpses", etc. (1857). He wrote also "Early Life of Shelley" (1872).
By Charles Dudley Warner
