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called to the bar at the Inner Temple, 1819 ; one of the judges of the Queen's Bench, 1835-58 ; for some time an editor of the " Quarterly Review," and after- wards an occasional contributor.

Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, 1773- 1834 C. A celebrated English poet, essayist, and moral philosopher; b. at Ottery, St. Mary, Devon; educ. at Christ's Hospital and at Cambridge; from 1812 to 1830 he was engaged in lit- erary labor. The latter years of his life were made easy by his residence in the family of his friend, Mr. Oilman, of Highgate Grove, and he received a pen- sion of 100 a year. D. at Highgate.

Coles, Charles Harwell. Major ^#*#*#. An English writer.

Coles, Mrs. Clara. Clara. An Ameri- can poet, of Nashville, Tenn

Coles, Job a. Civis. An English lawyer (*).

Colet, John Annesley. An Old Mem- ber of the Society. An English writer; grand-nephew of John Wesley.

Collard, John, 1769-1810. John DraUoc. An English writer.

Colliber, Samuel. S. C An Eng- lish religious writer, of the earlier part of the 18th century.

Collier, Frank. Frank Leslie. An American publisher, of New York City.

Collier, John. Tim Bobbin; Falcon Feather; Muscipula, Sen.; Tummus a Williams. An English comic draughts- man; b. near Warrington; is best re- membered for his little books in the Lan- cashire dialect. He lived to the age of 80 years.

CoUier, John Payne, 1789-1883. J. P. C.; Amicus Ounce. An eminent English Shakespearian scholar; b. in London ; early turned to journalism, and soon after struck into the line of anti- quarian lore; became librarian to the Duke of Devonshire ; " it is impossible to enumerate half the volumes either writ- ten or edited by Mr. Collier in connexion with Shakespeare and the Elizabethan drama"; d at Maidenhead, Co. of Berks., on the Thames, not far from London.

Collier, William, 1770-1856. A Mem- ber of the Society of Friends. An English Friend, of Woodside, Plymouth.

Collier, William Bengo, D.D. An, JEeanaehcal Preacher. An English writer.

Collin de Plancy, Jacques Aloin Simon, 1793-. Bi indamour ; Byron and Moore; Croquelardon; Ensamada; Glanan- ville; Hormisdas Peath ; Afullner; le frere Jacques Nilense; baron Nilense; jfreveu

de mun Oncle; Samt-Albin; Videbimus. A French writer ; b. at Plancy ; went to Pans in 1812, and worked from that time for various publishers, but for a while started on his own account as a printer and publisher; and failing in Paris, carried on his business for some years in Belgium, returning to France in, 1837.

Colling, Elizabeth. Eta Manr. An English hymn-writer.

Collingridge, Augustus. A Naval Officer. An English writer.

Collins, Anthony, Esq., 1676-1729. A C, Esq. An English free- thinker; b. at Heston, near Hounslow,. in Middlesex ; educ. at Eton and King's Colls, Cambridge ; devoted himself to> a literary life at London.

Collins, C. J. Priam. An English novelist.

Collins, Francis, 1801-34. Editor of the " Canadian Freeman." A Canadian journalist, of York ; b. in Ireland ; d. in Toronto.

Collins, George C. An Insh Adopted Citizen. An American political writer,, of Baltimore (?).

Collins, Miss J. Gooseberry Greene. An American writer, of Mount Liberty, (X

Collins, J. lj. Jonquil. An American novelist.

Collins, James A Revolutionary Sol- dier. An American writer, of Louisi- ana (*).

Collins, Mortimer, 1827-76. Robert Turnet Cotton. An English poet; b. at Portsmouth. He early became a writer, and published several novels; but has especially made himself by his collec- tions of light and pleasing verses, as- " Summer Songs," 1860; "Idyls and Rhymes," 1863; etc.

Colls, John. P**** P***** Esq., F.G.H. An English satirical poet,, of Norwich.

Collyer, Mrs. Mary MitcheU, -1763. Felicia. An English poet, wife of Joseph Collyer, Esq., Senior Associate Engraver of the Royal Academy.

Colman, George, and another, 1733 94 Mr. Town. An English poet and dramatist, of London; with Bonnel Thornton, editor of the " Connoisseur " ;. b. at Florence, Italy ; educ. at Westmin- ster and Oxford; studied law at Lin- coln's, but deserted law for journalism, poetry, and the drama; d. in London.

Colman, George, the Younger, 1762- 1836. Arthur Griffinhoof, of Turnham Green. An English dramatist, son of the preceding; educ. at Westminster,.