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Events on Sunday 23 February 1800 2
1722 – 1800Joseph Warton (1722-1800)Died 23 February 1800, aged 77Warton was an English poet and critic and headmaster of Winchester College. In his Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope he argued for imagination over correctness in poetry, which made him an early influence on Romanticism.
1722 – 1800Joseph Warton (1722-1800)Died 23 February 1800, aged 77Warton was an English poet and critic and headmaster of Winchester College. In his Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope he argued for imagination over correctness in poetry, which made him an early influence on Romanticism.