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 Political and Religious Reformers,’ 1792; ‘Poetical Thoughts and Views on the Banks of the Wear,’ 1792; an amusing correspondence with Shute Barrington, bishop of Durham, 1792; a ‘Letter to Mr. Bryant, occasioned by his late Remarks on Mr. Pope's Universal Prayer,’ 1793; an edition of Thomson's ‘Seasons,’ with biography, 1793; a ‘Letter to a Gentleman of the Philanthropic Society on the Liberty of the Press,’ 1794; ‘The Invincible Island: a poem, with introductory Observations on the present War,’ 1797; ‘A Discourse on the Duties and Advantages of Old Age,’ Alnwick, 1801, 4to; ‘A Remonstrance against Inhumanity to Animals, and particularly against the Savage Practice of Bull-Baiting,’ Alnwick, 1802, 8vo; ‘Lectures on the truly eminent English Poets,’ 1807, which present a strange combination of good and bad sense, of just and petulant criticism; a selection of his best ‘Poems,’ 1808; and ‘Memoirs of his Life and Writings, containing many interesting Anecdotes of the Illustrious Men with whom he was connected,’ 2 vols. 8vo, London, 1809, with his portrait, engraved by Fitler from a painting by Downman. Unbounded egotism, conceit, and yearning for poetical fame are exhibited in these ‘Memoirs.’ ‘I know,’ he exclaims, ‘that this book will live and escape the havoc that has been made of my literary fame.’ He died at Lesbury on 14 Sept. 1811, and was buried at Cornhill-on-the-Tweed.

[Stockdale's Memoirs; Boswell's Life of Johnson, ed. Hill; Baker's Biogr. Dram. 1812, i. 694, ii. 27, iii. 426; Gent. Mag. 1810 ii. 248, 1811 ii. 384, 528, 667; D'Israeli's Calamities of Authors, 1812, ii. 313; Watt's Bibl. Brit.; Nichols's Lit. Anecd. viii. 14, 18.] 

STOCKER, THOMAS (fl. 1569–1592), translator, is described by Tanner as ‘ex generosa familia oriundus,’ and may have been connected with the Stockers of Bedfordshire (Harl. Soc. Publications, xix. 143). He translated from the French the following: 1. ‘A righte noble History of the Successors of Alexander, taken out of Diodorus Siculus: and some of their lives written by the wise Plutarch,’ London, 1569, 4to. This was a translation of C. de Seyssel's ‘Histoire des Successeurs d'Alexandre le Grand,’ Paris, 1530, fol. 2. ‘Two and twentie Sermons of Maister John Calvin. In which sermons is most religiously handled the hundredth and nineteenth Psalme of David,’ London, 1580, 8vo. 3. ‘An excellent treatise of the Immortalytie of the soule. Set fourth by M. John Calvin and englished from the French by T. Stocker,’ London, 1581, 12mo. 4. ‘Divers Sermons of Maister John Calvin concerning the Divinitie, Humanitie, and Nativitie of Our Lord Jesus Christe,’ London, 1581, 8vo. 5. ‘A Tragicall Historie of the troubles and Civile warres of the lowe Countries,’ 8vo. The dedication to Lord Robert Dudley, earl of Essex, is dated 15 March 1583–4. The work is a translation of ‘Histoire des Troubles et Guerres Civiles des Pays-Bas,’ 1582, 8vo, which is prefaced by a dedication signed ‘Théophile D. L.’ 6. ‘The Second Part of the Demoniacke Worlde, or worlde possessed with Devils,’ London, 1583, 8vo (two editions); a translation of the second part of Pierre Viret's ‘Monde Demoniacle,’ Geneva, 1579, 8vo. 7. ‘The Cauteles, Canon, and ceremonies of the most blasphemous, abominable, and monstrous Popish Masse. Togither, the Masse intitled Of the body of Jesus Christ. Fully set downe, both in Latine and Englishe. With annotations set forth by Peter Viret,’ London, 1584, 8vo. Dedicated ‘To Syr William Cycell, Lord High Treasurer of England.’ 9. ‘Sermon of Maister John Calvin on the Historie of Melchisedech, also Abraham's Faith, in believing God: comprehending four sermons. And Abraham's Obedience in offering his sonne Isaak; in three sermons,’ London, 1592, 8vo.

The above works are contained in the library of the British Museum. Stocker translated another volume of sermons (London, 1594, 12mo), and published ‘A Lamentable Paraphrase on the Lamentations of Jeremiah by Daniell Tousain,’ London, 1587.

[Tanner's Bibl. Brit.-Hib. p. 693; British Museum Library Catalogue; Ames's Typogr. Antiq. ed. Herbert, index; Gray's Index to Hazlitt's Collections.] 

STOCKS, LUMB (1812–1892), line-engraver, son of a Yorkshire coal-owner, was born at Lightcliffe, near Halifax, on 30 Nov. 1812. He was educated at Horton, near Bradford, and while there he received instruction in drawing from Charles Cope, the father of Charles West Cope, R.A. At the age of fifteen he came to London, and was articled to Charles Rolls, the line-engraver, and in 1832 he exhibited at the Royal Academy a ‘Portrait of a Young Artist.’ On the expiration of his articles he began the practice of his art by engraving some excellent plates for the annuals then in vogue, among which were ‘The Lace Maker’ and ‘Going to Service,’ after James Inskipp, for the ‘Amulet’ of 1835. He next engraved for Finden's ‘Royal Gallery of British Art’ the plates of ‘The Procession to the Christening,’ after Penry Williams; ‘Preparing Moses for the Fair,’ from the ‘Vicar of Wakefield,’ after Maclise; and ‘Nell Gwyn,’ after Charles Landseer, R.A.