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365: 378: 112:, and was elected its first secretary in 1786, a post he held during the rest of his life. He also helped to found the Dublin Library Society, and was a contributor to its 425: 445: 415: 440: 435: 430: 290: 326: 285: 383: 332: 148: 267:
Some Considerations on the History of the Ancient Amatory Writers and the comparative Merits of the Elegiac Poets
162:. It was produced at Dublin in 1793, and ran through three editions in as many weeks. Other works were: 420: 325: 182: 98: 66: 346: 151:, provost of Trinity College, and to Joshua Edkins's collection of poems (1789–90 and 1801). 410: 405: 400: 8: 109: 105:, and was called to the Irish bar in 1777. At one point he was Commissioner of Appeals. 120: 249:
A Letter to Bryan Edwards, Esq. … on some Passages of his "History of the West Indies"
159: 136: 394: 369: 123:, died on 2 February 1807. He was buried in St. Thomas's churchyard, Dublin. 102: 97:
Born in the parish of St. Michan's, Dublin, he was admitted a pensioner at
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in 1766. He graduated B.A. in 1770, and M.A. in 1773, studied in the
368: This article incorporates text from a publication now in the 86: 275:, edited by Hon. Frances Preston, with portrait, Dublin, 1809. 85:(1753 – 2 February 1807) was an Irish poet, playwright and 131:
Preston wrote occasional poetry for periodicals—including
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The Contrast, or a Comparison between England and Ireland
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Heroic Epistle to Mr. Twiss, by Donna Teresa Pinna y Ruiz
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1777, or a Picture of the Manners and Customs of the Age
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Trinity College Dublin
essayist
Trinity College Dublin
Middle Temple
Royal Irish Academy
Monks of the Screw
United Irishmen
John Hely-Hutchinson
French Revolution
Richard Twiss
Thomas Preston, 1st Viscount Tara
William Preston (Virginia soldier)






Lee, Sidney
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