What is Lemuel Abbott?
'''Lemuel Abbott''' (c. [[1730]] – [[April]] [[1776]]) was an [[England|English]] priest and poet. Little is known of his background, but he worked as a priest in [[Ansty]], [[Leicestershire]] and [[Thornton, Leicestershire|Thornton]]. He is known mostly for his collection of poems called ''Poems on Various Subjects, whereto is Prefixed a Short Essay on the Structure of English Verse'', published in [[1765]]. Abbott and his wife Mary were probably the parents of the artist [[Lemuel Francis Abbott]]. {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Abbott, Lemuel}} [[Category:1730 births]] [[Category:1776 deaths]] [[Category:English poets|Abbott, Lemuel]]