William Roscoe

William Roscoe
William Roscoe (1753–1831) was an English historian, writer, and abolitionist known for his significant contributions to literature and social reform. He is best remembered for his biography "The Life of Lorenzo de' Medici" (1795), which earned him international recognition. Roscoe was also a vocal advocate for the abolition of the slave trade and played a key role in Liverpool's abolitionist movement. His other notable work includes "The Life and Pontificate of Leo the Tenth" (1805), further showcasing his expertise in Italian Renaissance history.

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COUNCIL OF DOGS.Why aCouncilofDogswas convened on the Plain,ThePresident Sheep Dogthus rose to explain.—"This meeting I call, to complain of misusageFrom the poets, who now a days have a strange usageOf leading up Insects and Birds to Parnassus,While, without rhyme or reason, unnotic'd they pass us.—Declare then those talents by which we may claimSome pretensions, I hope, to poetical... more...

INTRODUCTION. Early in the present century John Harris—one of the successors to the business of "Honest John Newbery," now carried on by Messrs Griffith & Farran at the old corner of St. Paul's Churchyard—began the publication of a series of little books, which for many years were probably among the most famous of the productions of the House. Now, however, according to the fate... more...