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Ambrose Philips

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Ambrose Philips was an English poet and politician. He feuded with other poets of his time, resulting in Henry Carey bestowing the nickname "Namby-Pamby" upon him, which came to mean affected, weak, and maudlin speech or verse.

Books

The Life of John Williams ... in the Reigns of King James and King Charles the First ...
The Life of John Williams ... in the Reigns of King James and King Charles the First ...
Ambrose Philips
Humfrey, Duke of Gloucester, a Tragedy
Humfrey, Duke of Gloucester, a Tragedy
Ambrose Philips
The Distrest Mother
The Distrest Mother
Ambrose Philips
The British Stage
The British Stage
Ambrose Philips
The Distress'd Mother
The Distress'd Mother
Jean Racine, Ambrose Philips
A Collection of Old Ballads
A Collection of Old Ballads
Ambrose Philips
The London Theatre. A Collection of the Most Celebrated Dramatic Pieces
The London Theatre. A Collection of the Most Celebrated Dramatic Pieces
Thomas-John Dibdin, Ambrose Philips
Jean Racine, Ambrose Philips
The Distrest Mother; a Tragedy Adapted from the "Andromaque" of Racine by Mr. Amb. Philips.
The Distrest Mother; a Tragedy Adapted from the "Andromaque" of Racine by Mr. Amb. Philips.
Jean Racine, Ambrose Philips
Jean Racine, Ambrose Philips
The Distrest Mother. A Tragedy ... [adapted from Racine's "Andromaque" ] by Mr. Philips. The Seventh Edition
The Distrest Mother. A Tragedy ... [adapted from Racine's "Andromaque" ] by Mr. Philips. The Seventh Edition
Jean Racine, Ambrose Philips
Humfrey, Duke of Gloucester
Humfrey, Duke of Gloucester
Ambrose Philips
A Collection of Old Ballads ...
A Collection of Old Ballads ...
Ambrose Philips
The Distrest Mother
The Distrest Mother
Ambrose Philips
Tragedy of the Distrest Mother Transl. from the Andromaque of Racine, with the Life of the Author by Johnson and a Critique by Richard Cumberland
Tragedy of the Distrest Mother Transl. from the Andromaque of Racine, with the Life of the Author by Johnson and a Critique by Richard Cumberland
Ambrose Philips

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