Edward Moore (March 22, 1712 - March 1, 1757), English dramatist and miscellaneous writer, the son of a dissenting minister, was born at Abingdon, Berkshire. March 22 is the 81st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (82nd in Leap years). ... // Events Treaty of Aargau signed between Catholic and Protestants. ... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... 1757 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... A dramatist is an author of dramatic compositions, usually plays. ... Abingdon is a market town in Oxfordshire, England and is one of the towns which claim to be Britains oldest continuously occupied town. ... For other places named Berkshire, see: Berkshire (disambiguation) Berkshire (IPA: or  ; sometimes abbreviated to Berks) is a county in the south of England, to the west of London and also bordering on Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Greater London, Surrey, Wiltshire and Hampshire. ...

He was the author of the domestic tragedy of The Gamester, originally produced in 1753 with Garrick in the leading character of Beverley the gambler. As a poet he produced clever imitations of John Gay and Thomas Gray, and with the assistance of George, 1st Lord Lyttelton, Lord Chesterfield and Horace Walpole, conducted The World (1753-1757), a weekly periodical on the model of the Rambler. Categories: Actor stubs | 1717 births | 1779 deaths | English actors | Lichfield ... John Gay John Gay (30 June 1685 - 4 December 1732) was an English poet and dramatist. ... For the recipient of the Victoria Cross, see Thomas Gray (VC) For the co-inventor of the Seismometer, see Thomas Lomar Gray Thomas Gray (December 26, 1716 – July 30, 1771), English poet, classical scholar, and professor of history at Cambridge University. ... Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford, more commonly known as Horace Walpole, (September 24, 1717 – March 2, 1797), was a politician, writer and forerunner of the Gothic revival. ...

Moore collected his poems under the title of Poems, Fables and Plays in 1756. He died in Lambeth on the 1st of March 1757. His Dramatic Works were published in 1788. Lambeth is a place in the London Borough of Lambeth. ...

He edited the popular weekly periodical, /The World/ from 1753-6.

External links

• Works by Edward Moore at Project Gutenberg

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