Moses Browne

Moses Browne (* 1704 in Clerkenwell, London, England; † September 1787 in Blackheath, London) was an English poet, writer, translator and cleric in the Church of England.

Life

Moses Browne was born in 1704 in Clerkenwell. The trained Schreibfederzuschneider discovered the poetry itself and completed a surprising career in the English Church. Over the years he contributed a number of articles, essays and poems to the Gentleman's Magazine, which had been founded in 1731 by Edward Cave. During this period, Browne was standing with a number of leading literary minds of that era of the 18th century, written in conjunction, especially Samuel Johnson, but also Thomas Birch, Edward Cave and John Ellis. The mid- 1730s it awarded several times at him the prize for the best poem in praise of God on the part of the Gentleman's Magazine. This is understood Browne sent the poems to the glory using his aristocratic sponsor, as can be seen from his choice of subject and his dedications. He also praised several times in his poems the contemplative art of angling, which he gave to some extent religious attributes. Furthermore, he became interested in German Reformation and translated along with works and treatises of Martin Luther and those of other German theologians.

In private life, Moses Browne Wibourne Ann married in 1738 in Clerkenwell. The couple had nine, according to other sources even thirteen children.

Browne was deputy vicar of Olney, Buckinghamshire since 1753. 1764 he took over the post of chaplain at Morden College in Blackheath, London. One of the reasons for this additional benefice might be the fact that his previous salary was not enough for such a large family. Accordingly, he was Vicar of Olney at the same time as that of the Vicar of Sutton, Lincolnshire, held until his death in 1787 at the age of 83 years.

His religious poems and essays have been reprinted even 20 years after his death.

Works

  • The throne of justice a Pindaric ode; humbly dedicated to the Right Honorable the Lord Viscount Molesworth. 1721st
  • The Richmond beauties. A poem. Inscrib'd Their Royal Highnesses to the young princesses. In 1722.
  • Polidus: or, distress'd love. A tragedy. With a farce call'd, All bedevil'd: or, the house in a hurry. , 1723.
  • Verse to the Right Honourable the Earl of Scarborough: Upon the death of the late glorious King, and his present Majesty's most happy accession. 1727th
  • Angling sports: in nine Piscatory eclogues. A new attempt to introduce a more pleasing variety and mixture of subjects and characters into pastoral. 1729th
  • Poems on various subjects many never printed before. 1739th
  • Verses on the late earthquakes: address'd to Great Britain. In 1750.
  • The Compleat Angler = or, Contemplative it 's recreation. In 1750.
  • Sunday thoughts. : Containing the publick family, and solitary duties. In which, particularly, the article of Gospel - preaching is freely and Largely considered. In 1750.
  • The Works and Rest of the Creation. ( in Browne's translation of Martin Luther's "It's not hard to Being a Christian " in 1752.
  • Nativity and humiliation of Jesus Christ Practically consider'd. A sermon preached on Christmas day in the Parish Church of Olney. , 1754.
  • Percy Lodge, a seat of the Duke and Duchess of Somerset, a poem; written by command of Their Graces late, ( in the year in 1749. ) 1755.
  • The Christian's glorious Coronation -day: A sermon preached at the visitation of the Revd. John Taylor, .... At St. Giles 's, Stony Stratford, on Monday, October 4th in 1761. In 1761.
  • The Causes did Obstruct Progress of the Reformation: with the Means That You warrant its hopes, and success. 1765th
  • The Excellency of the Knowledge of Jesus Christ. In 1772.
  • Together with William Deane and Thomas Dilworth: The schoolmasters assistant. : Being a compendium of arithmetic, Both practical and theoretical. In five parts. The whole ... being delivered in the most familiar way of question and answer ... To Which is prefixt, an essay on the education of youth; humbly Offered to the consideration of parents. In 1773.
  • Martin Luther / Liborius Johann Zimmermann: Excellency of the knowledge of Jesus Christ. London 1772.
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