THE

POETS LAUREATE OF ENGLAND.

THE

POETS LAUREATE

OF

ENGLAND.

BEING

A HISTORY OF THE OFFICE OF POET LAUREATE,

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICES OF ITS HOLDERS, AND A
COLLECTION OF THE SATIRES, EPIGRAMS, AND LAMPOONS
DIRECTED AGAINST THEM.

BY

WALTER HAMILTON,

FELLOW OF THE ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL AND ROYAL HISTORICAL SOCIETIES,
AUTHOR OF "A HISTORY OF NATIONAL ANTHEMS AND PATRIOTIC
SONGS," "A MEMOIR OF GEORGE CRUIKSHANK," ETC.