Dictionary of English literature, being a comprehensive guide to English authors and their works / [William Davenport Adams].

  • William Davenport Adams
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[1879?]
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    this Age.” A play, in seven acts, by George Chapman (1557—1634), which appeared, in 1619. Two Years Ago. A novel by the Rev. Charles Kingsley (1819—1875), published in 1857. Twopenny Postbag, The. See Inter- cepted Letters. Twyne, Thomas, physician, completed the translation of Virgil’s AEncid begun by Thomas Phaer (q.v.). Tybalt. Nephew of Lady Capulet, in Romeo and Juliet (q.v.). Tye, Christopher, musical composer (circa 1545), wrote The Actes of the Apostles translated into Englyshe Metre (1553), (q.v.). Tyler, Wat. See Wat Tyler. Tylney Hall. A novel by Thomas Hood (1798—1845), the scenery of which is laid near Wanstead, where the book was written. It was published in 1834. Tylor, Edward Burnett, miscellaneous writer (b. 1832), has published Anahnacs: or, Mexico and the Mexicans (1861) ; Researches into the History of Mankind (1865); and Rrimitive Culture (1871). Tyndale, William, theological writer (b. 1477, d. 1536), was the author of The Obedyence of a Christen Man, and how Christen Rulers ought to governe (1528), (q.v.); The Rarable of the Wicked Mammon (1528), (q.v.); Exposition on 1 Cor. vii., with a Prologue, wherein all Christians are exhorted to read the Scriptures (1529); The Practyse of Pre- lates : whether the Kynges Grace may be separated from hys Quene, because she teas hys Brothers Wyfe (1530); A Compendious Introduccion, Pro- loge, or Preface unto the Pistle of St. Paul to the Romayns (1530); a translation of The Pyrst Boke of Moses called Genesis [with a preface and pro- logue shewinge the use of the Scripture] (1530); The Exposition of the Fyrst Epistle of Seynt John, with a Prologge before it by W. T. (1531); The Supper of the Lorde after the true Meanying of the Sixte of John and the xi. of the fyrst Epistle to the Corinthias, whereunto is added an Epistle to the Reader, and incidently in the Exposition of the Supper is cofuted the Letter of Master More against John Fryth (1533); A briefe Eeclaration of the Sacraments expressing the fyrst Originally how they come up and were institute, etc. (1538); An Exposicion upon the v., vi., vii. Chapters of Mathew, why eh three chapiters are the Keye and the Bore of the Scripture, and the restoring again of Moses Lawe, corrupt by the Scribes and Pharisees, etc. (1548); An Answer unto Sir Thomas Mores Dialogue; Tyndale's Pathway to Scripture ; and the famous translation of the Bible. A Life of Tyndale, and Selections from his Writings, will be found in vol. i. of Richmond’s Fathers of the Church. See also the Life by Offor (1836). The Works were published (with those of Frith and Barnes) in 1573, (with those of Frith) in 1831, and, edited by Walter, in 1848—50. See Bijile. The ; Testament, The New. Tyndall, John. LL.D., scientific writer (b. about 1820), has published The Glaciers of the Alps, (1860); Mountaineering (1861); A Vacation Tour (1862); Heat considered as a Mode of Motion (1863); On Radiation (1865) ; Sound (1868); Lectures on Light (1869); The Imagination in Science (1870); Fragments of Science for Unscientific People (1871); Hours of Exercise in the Alps (1871); Contributions to Molecular Physics (1872); The Forms of Water in Clouds and Rivers, Lee and Glaciers (1872); Lectures on Light (1873) ; and Address delivered before the British Association (1874). Typographical Antiquities: “being an Historical Account of Printing in England, with some Memoirs of our ancient Printers, and a Re- gister of the Books printed by them from the year 1471 to 1600; with an Appendix concerning Print- ing in Scotland and Ireland, to the same time,” by Joseph Ames (1689—1758); published in 1749. It was afterwards edited by William Herbert, and published, volume by volume, in 1785, 1786, and 1790. Last of all, it was redacted by Dr. Thomas Dibdin, and issued, in four separate volumes, in 1810, 1812, 1816, and 1820. Tyrannic Love: “or, the Royal Martyr.” A play by John Dryden, produced in 1669. “ Tyrant of his fields withstood, The little.” See “ Little tyrant.” Tyre, in Dryden’s Absalom and Achitophel (q.v.), is intended for Holland. Tyrell, Francis. See St. Honan’s Well. Tyrwhitt, Thomas, critic (b. 1730, d. 1786), was the author of an Epistle to Elorio (1749), Obser- vations and Conjectures on some Passages in Shake- speare (1766), and edited the works of Chaucer and Chatterton. Tytler, Alexander Fraser, Lord Wode- houselee, Scottish judge (b. 1747, d. 1813), wrote an Essay on the Principles of Translation (1791),an Essay on Military Law and the Practice of Courts Martial (1800), The Elements of General History (1801), an Essay on the Life and Writings of Petrarch (1810), a Biography of Lord Karnes, and other works. Tytler, Ann Fraser, writer for the young, has published Leila : or, the Psland; Leila at Home; Leila in England; Mary and Florence; and Mary and Florence at Sixteen. Tytler, C. C. Fraser, poet and novelist, has published Sweet Violet, and other Stories (1868), A Rose and a Pearl (1869) ; Jasmine Leigh (1871) , Margaret (1872); Mistress Judith (1873); and Jonathan (1876). Tytler, Patrick Fraser, historian and bio- grapher (b. 1791, d. 1849), published Lives of the Admirable Crichton (1819), Sir Thomas Craig of Riccarton (1823), The Scottish Worthies (1832), Sir