Sheridan, Thomas, 1687-1738
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found: Persius. The satyrs of Persius, 1739:t.p. (Translated into English by Thomas Sheridan, D.D.)
found: An easy introduction of grammar in English, 1714:t.p. (By Thomas Sheridan, M.A.)
found: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online, viewed 4 Jun. 2015(Sheridan, Thomas, 1687-1738; schoolmaster and Church of Ireland clergyman; born in co. Cavan, Ireland; entered Trinity College in 1707; BA in 1711, MA in 1714; ordained priest in 1712; took degrees of BD in 1724 and DD in 1726; in 1717 he was a well-established and notably successful Dublin schoolmaster; in 1735 he closed the school in Dublin and moved to the Royal School in Cavan; his literary work included doggerel and other nonsense, including farces performed on the Dublin stage; Tom Pun-sibi was his nom de guerre under which name his Art of Punning appeared in 1719; he died in Rathfarnham on 10 Oct. 1738)
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1980-06-24: new
2023-09-19: revised
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