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Thomas Love Peacock
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Peacock, oil painting by H. Wallis, 1858; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
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Illustration of "The Lamb" from "Songs of Innocence" by William Blake, 1879. poem; poetry
A Study of Poetry
4:043 Dickinson, Emily: A Life of Letters, This is my letter to the world/That never wrote to me; I'll tell you how the Sun Rose/A Ribbon at a time; Hope is the thing with feathers/That perches in the soul
Famous Poets and Poetic Form
Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) only confirmed photograph of Emily Dickinson. 1978 scan of a Daguerreotype. ca. 1847; in the Amherst College Archives. American poet. See Notes:
Poetry: First Lines

Thomas Love Peacock: References & Edit History

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Anniversary information added. Jan 19, 2026
Anniversary information added. Oct 14, 2025
First paragraph modernization. Apr 01, 2024
Modified link of Web site: Poetry Foundation - Biography of Thomas Love Peacock. Aug 18, 2017
Add new Web site: Poetry Foundation - Biography of Thomas Love Peacock. May 27, 2015
Article added to new online database. May 04, 1999
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