See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

WILLIAM See also:

• FALCONER, HUGH (18o8–1865)
• WILLIAM FALCONER (1732–1769)

FALCONER (1732–1769)  , See also:

• BRITISH

British poet, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born in See also:

• EDINBURGH

Edinburgh on the 11th of See also:

• FEBRUARY

February 1732 . His See also:

• FATHER

father was a See also:

• WIG (short for " periwig," an alternative form of " peruke," Fr. perruque; cf. Span. peluca; conjecturally derived from Lat. pilus)

wig-maker, and carried on business in one of the small shops with wooden fronts at the Netherbow See also:

• PORT

Port, an See also:

• ANTIQUE (Lat. antiquus, old)

antique castellated structure which remained till 1764, dividing High See also:

• STREET
• STREET, GEORGE EDMUND (1824-1881)

Street from the Canongate . The old See also:

• MAN
• MAN, ISLE OF (anc. Mona)

man became bankrupt, then tried business as a See also:

• GROCER

grocer, and finally died in extreme poverty . See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

William, the son, having received a scanty See also:

• EDUCATION

education, was put to See also:

• SEA (in O. Eng. sae, a common Teutonic word; cf. Ger. See, Dutch Zee, &c.; the ultimate source is uncertain)
• SEA, COMMAND OF THE

sea . He served on See also:

• BOARD (O. Eng. bord)

board a See also:

• LEITH

Leith See also:

• MERCHANT (O. Fr. marcheant, modern marchand; from Lat. mercari, to trade, merx, goods, merchandise)

merchant See also:

• VESSEL (O. Fr. vaissel, from a rare Lat. vascellum, dim. of vas, vase, urn)

vessel, and in his eighteenth See also:

• YEAR

year obtained the See also:

• APPOINTMENT, POWER OF

appointment of second See also:

• MATE (a corruption of make, from O. Eng. gemaca, a " comrade ")
• MATE, or PARAGUAY TEA

mate of the " Britannia," a vessel employed in the See also:

• LEVANT

Levant See also:

• TRADE (O. Eng. trod, footstep, from tredan, to tread; in M. Eng. the forms teed, trod and trade appear, the last in the sense of a beaten track)
• TRADE, BOARD OF

trade, and sailed from See also:

• ALEXANDRIA
• ALEXANDRIA (Arab. Iskenderia)

Alexandria for See also:

• VENICE
• VENICE (continued)
• VENICE (Venezia)

Venice . The "Britannia" was over-taken by a dreadful See also:

• STORM (in O. Eng..storm, and so in Du. and Low Ger.; in O. H. Ger. and mod. Ger. Sturm; the root is probably that seen in " stir," to rouse, move, disturb, cf. Ger. storen)
• STORM, THEODOR WOLDSEN (1817-1888)

storm off Cape See also:

• COLONNA
• COLONNA, GIOVANNI PAOLO (circa 1637—1695)
• COLONNA, VITTORIA (1490-1547)

Colonna and was wrecked, only three of the See also:

• CREW (sometimes explained as a sea term of Scandinavian origin, cf. O. Icel. kris, a swarm or crowd, but now regarded as a shortened form of accrue, accrewe, used in the 16th century in the sense of a reinforcement, O. Fr. acreue, from accrofire, to grow,
• CREW, NATHANIEL CREW, 3RD BARON (1633–1721)

crew being saved . . See also:

• FALCONER, HUGH (18o8–1865)
• FALCONER, WILLIAM (1732–1769)

Falconer was happily one of the three, and the incidents of the voyage and its disastrous termination formed the subject of his poem of The Shipwreck (1762) . Meanwhile, on his return to See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England, Falconer, in his nineteenth year, printed at Edinburgh an See also:

• ELEGY

elegy on See also:

• FREDERICK
• FREDERICK (Mod. Ger. Friedrich; Ital. Federigo; Fr. Frederic and Federic; M.H.G. Friderich; O.H.G. Fridurih, " king or lord of peace," from O.H.G. fridu, A.S. frith, " peace," and rfh " rich," " a ruler," for derivation of which see HENRY)

Frederick, See also:

• PRINCE
• PRINCE (Lat. princeps, from primus capio, " I am the first to take "; Ital. principe, Fr. prince)

prince of See also:

• WALES (Cymru, Gwalia, Cambria)

Wales, and afterwards contributed See also:

• SHORT, FRANCIS JOB (1857– )

short pieces to the See also:

• GENTLEMAN (from Lat. gentilis, " belonging to a race or gens," and " man "; Fr. gentilhomme, Span. gentil hombre, Ital. gentil huomo, in its original and strict signification, a term denoting a man of good family, the Lat. generosus (its invariable transl

Gentleman's See also:

• MAGAZINE

Magazine . Some of these descriptive and lyrical effusions possess merit . The See also:

• FINE

fine See also:

• NAVAL

naval See also:

• SONG

song of " The Storm " (" Cease, See also:

• RUDE, FRANCOIS (1784–1855)

rude See also:

• BOREAS

Boreas "), reputed to be by See also:

• GEORGE
• GEORGE, 8TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (1787-1876)
• GEORGE, HENRY (1839—1897)
• GEORGE, LAKE
• GEORGE, SAINT (d. 303)

George See also:

• ALEXANDER
• ALEXANDER (1461-1506)
• ALEXANDER (ALEXANDER OF BATTENBERG) (1857-1893)
• ALEXANDER (ALEXANDER OsxENOVici) (1876-1903)
• ALEXANDER, ARCHIBALD (1772—1851)
• ALEXANDER, FRANCIS (1800—1881)
• ALEXANDER, GEORGE (1858— )
• ALEXANDER, JOHN WHITE (1856- )
• ALEXANDER, JOSEPH ADDISON (18o9—186o)
• ALEXANDER, SIR JAMES EDWARD (1803—1885)
• ALEXANDER, WILLIAM (1824— )
• ALEXANDER, WILLIAM LINDSAY (1808—1884)

Alexander See also:

• STEVENS,
• STEVENS, A
• STEVENS, ALFRED (1818-1875)
• STEVENS, ALFRED (1828-1906)
• STEVENS, HENRY (1819—1886)

Stevens, the dramatic writer and lecturer, has been ascribed to Falconer, but apparently on no authority . The See also:

• DUKE (corresponding to Fr. duc, Ital. duca, Ger. Herzog)

duke of See also:

• YORK
• YORK (HOUSE OF)
• YORK, EDMUND OF LANGLEY, DUKE OF (1341-1402)
• YORK, EDWARD
• YORK, FREDERICK AUGUSTUS, DUKE OF (1763-1827)
• YORK, RICHARD, DUKE

York, to whom The Shipwreck had been dedicated, advised Falconer to enter the royal See also:

• NAVY

navy, and before the end of 1762 the poet-sailor was rated as a See also:

• MIDSHIPMAN

midshipman on board the " Royal George." But as this See also:

• SHIP

ship was paid off at the See also:

• PEACE
• PEACE, BREACH OF THE

peace of 1763, Falconer received an appointment as See also:

• PURSER

purser of the " See also:

• GLORY (through the O. Fr. glorie, modern gloire, from Lat. gloria, cognate with Gr. KXebs, abets)

Glory " See also:

• FRIGATE

frigate, a situation which he held until that vessel was laid up on See also:

• ORDINARY (med. Lat. ordinarius, Fr. ordinaire)

ordinary at See also:

• CHATHAM
• CHATHAM, WILLIAM PITT

Chatham . In 1764 he published a new and enlarged edition of The Shipwreck, and in the same year a rhymed See also:

• POLITICAL

political tirade against See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

John Wilkes and See also:

• CHARLES
• CHARLES (1270-1325)
• CHARLES (1421-1461)
• CHARLES (1525-1574)
• CHARLES (c. 1319-1364)
• CHARLES (Fr. Charles; Span. Carlos; Ital. Carlo; Ger. Karl; derived from O.H.G. Charal,latinized as Carolus, meaning originally " man ": cf. Mod.Ger., Kerl," fellow," A.S. ceorl, Mod. Eng. " churl ")
• CHARLES (KARL EITEL ZEPHYRIN LUDWIG; in Rum. CAROL)
• CHARLES [KARL ALEXANDER] (1712-1780)
• CHARLES, ELIZABETH (1828-1896)
• CHARLES, JACQUES ALEXANDRE CESAR (1746-1823)
• CHARLES, THOMAS (1755-1814)

Charles See also:

• CHURCHILL (MISSINNIPPI or ENGLISH)
• CHURCHILL, CHARLES (1731-1764)
• CHURCHILL, LORD RANDOLPH HENRY SPENCER (1849-1895)

Churchill, entitled The See also:

• DEMAGOGUE (Gr. Srlµaywybs, from iyety, to lead, and Siµos, the people)

Demagogue .

In 1769 appeared his Universal Marine See also:

• DICTIONARY

Dictionary, in which See also:

• RETREAT (O. Fr. retrete, mod. retraite, from Lat. retrahere, to draw back)

retreat is defined as a See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French manoeuvre, " not properly a See also:

• TERM

term of the British marine." While engaged on this dictionary, J . See also:

• MURRAY
• MURRAY (or MORAY), EARLS OF
• MURRAY (or MORAY), JAMES STUART, EARL OF (c. 1531-1570)
• MURRAY (or MORAY), SIR ROBERT (c. 1600-1673)
• MURRAY, ALEXANDER STUART (1841-1904)
• MURRAY, DAVID (1849– )
• MURRAY, EUSTACE CLARE GRENVILLE (1824–1881)
• MURRAY, JAMES (c. 1719-1794)
• MURRAY, JOHN
• MURRAY, JOHN (1778–1820)
• MURRAY, LINDLEY (1745–1826)
• MURRAY, LORD GEORGE (1694–1760)
• MURRAY, SIR JAMES AUGUSTUS HENRY (1837– )
• MURRAY, SIR JOHN (1841– )

Murray, a bookseller in See also:

• FLEET

Fleet Street, father of See also:

• BYRON, GEORGE GORDON BYRON, 6TH BARON (1788-1824)
• BYRON, HENRY JAMES (1834-1884)
• BYRON, HON
• BYRON, JOHN BYRON

Byron's munificent publisher and correspondent, wished him to join him as a partner in business . The poet declined the offer, and became purser of the " See also:

• AURORA
• AURORA (perhaps through a form ausosa from Sansk. ush, to burn ; the common idea of " brightness " suggests a connexion with aurum, gold)

Aurora " frigate, which had been commissioned to carry out to See also:

• INDIA
• INDIA, FRENCH

India certain supervisors or superintendents of the See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

East India See also:

• COMPANY

Company . Besides his nomination as purser, Falconer was promised the See also:

• POST

post of private secretary to the commissioners . Before sailing he published a third edition of his Shipwreck, which had again undergone " correction," but not improvement . The poet sailed in the " Aurora " from Spithead on the 20th of See also:

• SEPTEMBER (Lat. septem, seven)

September 1769 . The vessel arrived safely at the Cape of See also:

• GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

Good See also:

• HOPE, ANTHONY
• HOPE, THOMAS (c. 1770-1831)

Hope, and See also:

• LEFT

left on the 27th of See also:

• DECEMBER (Lat. decent, ten)

December . She was never more heard of, having, as is supposed, foundered at sea . The Ship-See also:

• WRECK

wreck, the poem with which Falconer's name is connected, had a See also:

• GREAT

great reputation at one See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time, but the fine passages which pleased the earlier critics have not saved it from See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general oblivion . See his Poetical See also:

• WORKS

Works in the " Aldine Edition " (1836), with a See also:

• LIFE

life by J . See also:

• MITFORD, MARY RUSSELL (1787-1855)
• MITFORD, WILLIAM (1744-1827)

Mitford .