WATTS-DUNTON-WEBSTER 295 D.D., Edinburgh, and Aberdeen, 1728. | Rational Foundation of a Christian Church,' 1747. Posthumous: 'Nine Sermons preached . . 1718-19,' ed. by J. P. Smith, 1812. 11. Collected Works: in 6 vols., 1810 Life by T. Milner, 1834. *WATTS-DUNTON (Walter Theodore), b. 1832. Born [Walter Theodore Watts], at St. Ives, Hunts, 1832. Educated for legal career. Became literary critic on staff of 'Examiner,' 1874; of Athenæum,' 1876. Contributor to Ward's English Poets,' 'Encycl. Brit.,' 'Chambers' Encycl.,' Nineteenth Century,' 'Mag. of Art,' etc. Assumed additional surname of Dunton, 1896. He has contributed introductions to: Borrow's 'Lavengro,' 1893; Edmund Gosse's 'King Eric,' 1893. Works: 'Hora__Lyricæ,' 1706; 'Essay against Uncharitableness (anon.), 1707; 'A Sermon,' 1707; Hymns and Spiritual Songs,' 1707 'Orthodoxy and Charity United (anon.), 1707; 'Guide to Prayer,' 1715; The Psalms of David,' 1719; 'Divine and Moral Songs,' 1720; The Art of Reading and Writing English,' 1721; Sermons on Various Subjects' (3 vols.), 1721-23; 'The Christian Doctrine of the Trinity. asserted,' 1722; 'Death and Heaven,' 1722; The Arian invited to the Orthodox Faith,' 1724; Three Dissertations relating to the Christian Doctrine of the Trinity,' 1724; Works: Jubilee Greeting at Spit'Logick,' 1725; The Knowledge of head to the Men of Greater Britain,' the Heavens and Earth made easy,' 1897; 'Poems' [selected from contri1726; 'Defense against the tempta-butions to 'Athenæum,' 'Nineteenth tion to Self-Murther,' 1726; The Century,' 'Mag. of Art,' etc.], 1897. Religious Improvement of Publick Events,' 1727; 'Essay towards the Encouragement of Charity Schools,' 1728; Prayers composed for the use... of Children,' 1728; Treatise on the Love of God,' 1729; 'Catechisms for Children,' 1730; Humble attempt towards the revival of Practical Religion,' 1731; 'The Strength and Weakness of Human Reason' (anon.), 1731; 'Essays towards a Proof of a Separate State of Souls,' 1732; Short View of the Whole Scripture History,' 1732; 'Essay on the Freedom of Will,' 1732; Philosophical Essays,' 1733; Reliquiæ Juveniles,' 1734; 'The Redeemer and the Sanctifier' (anon.), 1736; The Holiness of Times, Places and People,' 1738; 'The World to Come,' 1738; A New Essay on Civil Power in Things Sacred' (anon.), 1739; Essay on the Ruin and Recovery of Mankind,' 1740; Improvement of the Mind,' 1741; A Faithful Enquiry after the Doctrine of the Trinity' (anon.), 1745; Glory of Christ as God-Man Unveiled' (anon.), 1746; Useful and Important Questions concerning Jesus' (anon.), 1746; 'Evangelical Discourses,' 1747; "The WEBSTER (Mrs. Augusta), 18401894. Born [Augusta Davies], at Poole, Dorsetshire, 30 Jan. 1840. Childhood spent at Chichester, Banff, Afterwards lived at and Penzance. Married to Cambridge. Thomas Webster, 1863. Contrib. to 'Examiner,' 1876-78. Member of London School Board, 1879-88. Frequent contributor to Athenæum,' and other periodicals. Died, at Kew, 5 Sept. 1894. Buried in Highgate Cemetery. 6 Yu Works: 'Blanche Lisle, and other poems' (under pseud. Cecil Home'), 1860; Lesley's Guardians' (by 'Cecil Home'), 1864; Lilian Gray' (by 'Cecil Home'), 1864; 'Dramatic Studies,' 1866; A Woman Sold, and other poems,' 1867; 'Portraits,' 1870; The Auspicious Day,' 1872; Pe-Ya's Lute,' 1874; 'Parliamentary Franchise for Women Rate-payers (from 'Examiner'), [1878]; Disguises,' 1879 ; A Housewife's Opinions,' 1879 [1878]; A Book of Rhyme,' 1881; In a Day,' 1882; 'Daffodil and the Croäxaxians,' 1884; 226 WEBSTER-WESLEY The Sentence,' 1887 ; 'Selected sodes,' 1894; 'Etching in England,' Poems,' 1893. Works [several lost]: The History of Sir Thomas Wyatt' (with Dekker), 1607; 'Westward-Hoe' (with Dekker), 1607; 'Northward-Hoe' (with Dekker), 1607; The White Divel,' 1612; 'A Monumental Columne erected to the living Memory of . . . Henry, late Prince of Wales,' 1613; 'The Devil's Law-Case,' 1623; The Tragedy of the Dutchesse of Malfy,' 1623; The Monument of Honour,' 1624; pius and Virginia,' 1654; 'A Cure for a Cuckold' (with Rowley), 1661; The Thracian Wonder' (with Row. ley), 1661. Ap Collected Works: ed. by A. Dyce (4 vols.), 1830; new edn., 1857. *WEDMORE (Frederick), b. 1844. Born, at Richmond Hill, Clifton, 9 July 1844. Educated at Westonsuper-Mare; at Lausanne; and in Paris. To London, 1868. Married Martha Clapham, 12 Jan. 1870. Contrib. to Academy,' 'Fortnightly Rev.,' 'Nineteenth Century,' and other periodicals. On staff of 'Standard,' as art critic, since 1878. Visit to U.S.A., 1885; lectured at Harvard and Johns Hopkins Universities. Hon. Fellow Royal Soc. of Painter Etchers, 1896. · Works: A Snapt Gold Ring, 1871; Two Girls,' 1873; 'Studies in English Art' (2 ser.), 1876-80; 'Pastorals of France,' 1877; 'The Masters of Genre Painting,' 1880 [1879]; 'Meryon,' 1880; Four Masters of Etching,' 1883; 'Notes . . . on French Eighteenth Century Art' [1885]; Whistler's Etchings,' 1886; 'Life of Honoré de Balzac,' 1890 [1889]; 'Renunciations,' 1893; 'English Ei 1895; Fine Prints,' 1896; Orgeas and Miradou,' 1896. He has edited: Michel's 'Rembrandt,' 1894; 'Poems of the Love and Pride of England' (with his daughter), 1897. WELLS (Charles Jeremiah), 18001879. Born, 1800. Educated at a school at Edmonton. Early friend ship with Keats and R. H. Horne. Lived in France, 1840-79. For a short time professor in a college at Quimper. Contrib. to 'Illuminated Mag.,' 1845; 'Fraser's Mag.,' 184647, etc. Married Emily Jane Hill. His Joseph and his Brethren' viewed by Mr. Swinburne in 'Fortnightly Rev.,' 1875. Died, at Marseilles, 17 Feb. 1879. re Works: 'Stories after Nature' (anon.), 1822; Joseph and his Brethren' (under pseud.: H. L. Howard '), 1824 [1823]. WESLEY (Charles), 1707-1788. Younger brother of John Benjamin Wesley, q.v.]. Born, at Epworth, Lincs., 29 Dec. 1707. At Westminster School, Matric. Ch. Ch., Oxford, 13 June 1726; B.A., 1730; M.A., 1733. One of founders of Methodist' 1716-26. 6 Society at Oxford, 1730. Ordained Deacon and Priest, 1735. To Georgia, as Sec. to Gen. Oglethorpe, 1735. Returned to England, 1736. Active life as religious missionary in England, 1736-56. Married Sarah Gwynne, 8 April 1749. Lived in Bristol, 174971; in London, 1771-88. Died, in London, 29 March 1788. Buried in Marylebone Parish Churchyard. Works: His publications consist part written with his brother John, almost entirely of hymns; for the most and published anonymously, between 1744 and 1782. His Hymns and in 1729; his 'Sermons' (posthumously) Sacred Poems' (2 vols.) were pubd. in 1816; his Journal' (2 vols.) in 1849. Life by J. Telford, 1886. WESLEY (John Benjamin), 17031791. Born, at Epworth, Lincs., 17 WHATELY June 1703. At Charterhouse School, 1714-20. Matric. Ch. Ch.. Oxford, 18 July 1720; B.A., 1724; Fellow of Lincoln Coll., 1725; M.A., 9 Feb. 1727. Ordained Deacon, 19 Sept. 1725; Priest, 22 Sept. 1728. Curate to his father at Wroote, Aug. 1727 to June 1729. Resided at Oxford, June 1729 to Oct. 1735. 'Methodist' Society founded there, 1730. To Georgia with his brother Charles and Gen. Oglethorpe, 1735. Returned to England, Feb. 1738. In Germany, June to Sept. 1738. Active missionary life, 1739-91. Married Mrs. Mary Vazeille, Feb. 1751; separated from her, 1771. Died, in London, 2 March 1791. Works: Wesley's publications, including a large number of hymns, written with his brother Charles, and published between 1744 and 1781, number upwards of 150. His Collected Works (15 vols.), ed. by T. Jackson, were pubd., 1856-62; the 'Poetical Works of John and Charles Wesley' (13 vols.), ed. by G. Osborn, 1868-72. A 'Collection of Letters,' 1816, and Compendium of Logic,' ed. by T. Jackson, 1836, were published posthumously. Life: by Southey, 1820; by J. Telford, 1886. WHATELY (Richard), Archbishop of Dublin, 1787-1863. Born, in London, 1 Feb. 1787. Early education at a school at Bristol. Matric. Oriel Coll., Oxford, 6 April 1805; B.A., 1808; English Essay Prize, 1810; Fellow of Oriel Coll., 1811-12; M.A., 1812. Ordained Deacon, 1814; Priest, 1815. Married Elizabeth Pope, 18 July 1821. Bampton Lecturer, Oxford, 1822. Rector of Halesworth, Suffolk. 1822-25. Principal of St. Alban Hall, Oxford, 1825-31. and D.D., 1825; Prof. of Polit. Econ., 1830-32. Archbishop of Dublin, 1831. Chancellor of Order of St. Patrick, 1831. Founded Professorship of Polit. Econ., Dublin, 1832. Bishop of Kildare, 1846. Commissioner of Nat. Education, Ireland, 1830-53. Died, in Dublin, 8 Oct. 1363. B.D. 297 Works [exclusive of separate sermons, charges, etc.]: 'Historic Doubts relative to Napoleon Buonaparte' (anon.), 1819; 'The Christian's Duty,' 1821; 'The Use and Abuse of Party Feeling in Matters of Religion,' 1822; 'Five Sermons,' 1823; Essays on some of the peculiarities of the Christian Religion,' 1825; 'Letters on the Church' (anon.), 1826; 'Elements of Logic,' 1826; On Confirmation (anon.), [1827?]; 'Elements of Rhetoric,' 1828; Essays on some of the difficulties in the Writings of the Apostle Paul,' 1828; 'View of the Scripture Revelations concerning a Future State' (anon.), 1829; Letter to his Parishioners on the Disturbances (anon.), 1830; The Errors of Romanism,' 1830; Introductory Lectures Political Economy,' 1831-32; 'Village Conversations in Hard Times' (anon.), 1831; Essay on the Omission on of Creeds. . . in the New Testament,' 1831; Thoughts on Secondary Punishments,' 1832; Education in Ireland,' 1832; Considerations on the Law of Libel' (under pseud. 'John Search'), 1833; 'Sermons on Various Subjects,' Evidences' (anon.) 1838; 'Essays on 1835; Easy Lessons on Christian Some of the Dangers to Christian Faith. . . from the teaching or conduct of its Professors,' 1839; 'Religion and her Name' (under pseud. ‘John Search'), 1841; 'The Kingdom of Christ delineated,' 1841; Easy Lessons on Reasoning,' 1843; Introductory Lessons on Christian Evidences' (anon.), 1843; Thoughts on the proposed Evangelical Alliance,' 1846; On Instinct,' 1847; 'Four Sermons,' 1849; Introductory Lessons on the History of Religious Worship' (anon.), 1849; Introductory Lessons on the Study Civilization,' 1855; 'The Scripture Doctrine concerning the Sacraments,' 1857; On the Present State of Egypt,' 1858;Dr. Paley's Works: a lecture,' 1859; 'Introductory Lessons on the British Constitution,' 1859; 'Lectures on some of the Scripture Parables' (anon.), 1859; 'General View of Christianity' (from Encycl. Brit.'), 1860; Lectures on Prayer' (anon.), 1860; 'The Parish Pastor,' 1860; Miscellaneous Lectures and Reviews,' 1861. Posthumous: Judgment of Conscience and other Sermons,' 1864; 'Miscellaneous Remains,' 1864 (2nd edn., with Additions, same year); 'Earlier Remains,' 1864; 'Romanism the Religion of Human Nature,' 1878. He edited: Archbishop King's 'Discourse on Predestination,' 1821; A Selection of English Synonyms,' 1851; Bp. of Llandaff's 'Rem-ins,' 1854; 'Bacon's Essays,' 1856; Paley's 'Moral Philosophy, 1859; Paley's Evidences,' 1859. Life: by E. J. Whately, 1875. WHEWELL (William), 1794-1866. Born, in Lancaster, 24 May 1794. Early education at Lancaster Grammar School, and Heversham Grammar School. Matric. Trin. Coll., Camb., 1812; English Prize Poem, 1814; B.A., 1816; Fellow, 1817; M.A., 1819. Ordained Deacon, 1820; Priest, 1826. F.R.S., June 1820. Prof. of Mineralogy, Camb., 1828-32; Prof. of Moral Theology, 1838-55; B.D., 1838; D.D., 1844; Master of Trin. Coll., 1841-66; Vice-Chancellor, 1842 and 1855. Married Cordelia Marshal, 12 Oct. 1841; she died, 1855. He contributed largely to the Transactions of various Societies; to 'Quarterly Rev.;' to Macmillan's Mag.,' etc. Died, at Cambridge, 6 March 1866. Dynamics,' 1832; 'Memoranda . for Tide Observations' [1833]; 'Address' [at British Association], 1833; 'Analytical Statics,' 1833; 'Astronomy and General Physics considered with reference to Natural Theology,' 1833; 'Remarks on Mr. Thirlwall's Letter,' 1834; 'Additional Remarks,' 1834; 'A Sermon' [on John vi. 21], 1835; 'Newton and Flamsteed,' 1836; Thoughts on the Study of Mathematics,' 1836; 'The Mechanical Euclid,' 1837; 'On the Principles of English University Education,' 1837; On the Foundations of Morals' [1837], (2nd edn. same year); History of the Inductive Sciences' (3 vols.), 1837; Nugæ Bartlovianæ' (anon. ; priv. ptd.), 183840; 'The Doctrine of Limits,' 1838; 'The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences' (2 vols.), 1840; The Mechanics of Engineering,' 1841; Two Introductory Lectures . . . on Moral Philosophy,' 1841; Elements of Morality' (2 vols.) 1845; 'Indications of the Creator,' 1845; 'On a Liberal Education' (3 pts.), 1845-52; 'Conic Sections,' 1846; 'Lectures on Systematic Morality,' 1846; Sermons,' 1847; 'Of Induction,' 1849; 'A Sermon' [on Ps. civ. 29], 1849; Inaugural Lecture' [on the Great Exhibition], 1851; 'Lectures on the History of Moral Philosophy in England,' 1852; Of the Plurality of Worlds' (anon.), 1853; ‘Dialogue' on preceding (anon.), 1854; On the Material Aids of Education,' 1854; 'On the Influence of the History of Science upon Intellectual Education,' 1855; On the Philosophy of DisPolitical Economy,' 1863. covery,' 1860; 'Six Lectures on He translated: Goethe's 'Hermann WHITE-WHITMAN 299 1851; 'Hugonis Grotii de Jure Belli | Boleyn to Henry VIII., 1743; · Essay et Pacis' (with abridged translation), 1853; Rev. R. Jones's Literary Remains,' 1859; Isaac Barrow's 'Mathematical Works,' 1860. Life: by Mrs. Stair Douglas, 1881. WHITE (Gilbert), 1720-1793. Born, at Selborne, Hants, 18 July 1720. Early education at a school at Basingstoke. Matric. Oriel Coll., Oxford, 17 Dec. 1739; B.A., 1743; Fellow Oriel Coll., 1744-93; M.A., 1746; Proctor, 1752-53. Ordained Deacon, 1747; Priest, 1749. Curate at Swar raton, 1747-51; at Selborne, 1751-52; at Durley, 1753-55. Returned to Selborne, 1755. Vicar of MoretonPinkney, Northamptonshire (sinecure), 1757-93. Curate at Faringdon, 176284; at Selborne, 1784. Died, at Selborne, 26 June 1793. Works: The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne' (anon.), 1749. Posthumous: A Naturalist's Calendar,' 1795; 'Extracts from the unpublished MSS. of Mr. White,' in the second series of E. Jesse's 'Gleanings in Natural History,' 1834. Collected Works: in 2 vols., ed. by J. Aikin, 1802. WHITEHEAD (WILLIAM), 17151785. Born, at Cambridge, Feb. 1715. Early education at Winchester School, July 1728 to Sept. 1735. Matric. Clare Hall, Camb., as Sizar, 1735; B.A., 1739; Fellow, 1742-46; M.A., 1743. Appointed tutor to son of Lord Jersey, 1745; travelled on Continent with him, June 1754 to Sept. 1756. Was an inmate of Lord Jersey's household till 1769. Play, 'The Roman Father,' produced at Drury Lane, 24 Feb. 1750; Creusa,' Drury Lane, 20 April 1754; The School for Lovers,' Drury Lane, 1762; A Trip to Scotland,' Drury Lane, 1770. Contrib. to 'The World,' 1753. Registrar of Order of Bath, 1755. Poet-Laureate, 1757. Died, in London, 14 April 1785. Buried in South Audley Street Chapel. , Works: 'On the Danger of Writing in Verse,' 1741; Epistle of Anne on Ridicule,' 1743; On Nobility,' 1744; Atys and Adrastus,' 1744; The Roman Father,' 1750; ‘A Hymn to the Nymph of Bristol Spring,' 1751; 'Creusa,' 1754; 'Poems on Several Occasions,' 1754; Elegies,' England,' 1758; 'A Charge to the 1757; 'Verses to the People of Poets,' 1762; 'The School for Lovers,' 1762 (adapted from the French of Le Bovier de Fontenelle); 'A Trip to Scotland' (anon.), 1770; Plays and Poems (2 vols.), 1774; Variety' (anon.), 1776; The Goat's Beard' (anon.), 1777. *WHITMAN (Walt), 1819-1892. Born, at West Hills, near Huntington, Suffolk County, New York, 31 May 1819. At school at Brooklyn, 182428. Lawyer's clerk in Brooklyn, 1830-32. Worked as printer in Brooklyn, 1834-37. Schoolmaster on Long Island, 1837-38. Founded and edited a weekly newspaper, 1839-40. Returned to Brooklyn, 1840; worked On staff of New as printer till 1848. Orleans Daily Crescent,' 1848. 49. At Brooklyn working as houseEdited Brooklyn 'Daily Eagle,' 1848builder and agent, 1850-62; during this period contrib. to various periodicals, and published 'The Freeman.' At Washington, 1862-73. Nurse and surgeons' assistant during war, 186266. Held clerkships in Indian Office of Interior Dept., in Office of Solicitor to Treasury, and in Attorney-General's Office, 1865-73. Settled at Camden, New Jersey, summer of 1873. Died there, 26 March 1892. Buried at Harleigh Cemetery, Camden. Works: Leaves of Grass,' 1855; 'Drum Taps,' 1865; Sequel to Drum Taps,' 1866; Memoranda during the War,' 1867 ; 'Democratic Vistas,' 1871; After All, not to Create only,' 1871 Passage to India.' 1871; 'As a Strong Bird on Pinions Free,' 1872; 'Two Rivulets,' 1876; Complete Works, revised to 1877' (2 vols.), 1878; 6 Specimen Days and Collect,' 1882-83; November Boughs,' 1888; 'Good-bye, my Fancy,' 1891; 6 |