Crabbe, George
Crabbe, George ( 1754 – 1832 ),born in Aldeburgh, Suffolk, where his father was a collector of salt-duties. He was apprenticed to a doctor and during that time, in 1775 , he published Inebriety, a derivative but vigorous poem on the evils of drink. During his apprenticeship he met Sarah Elmy (the ‘Mira’ of his poems and journals), whom he married ten years later. He then began to practise as the parish doctor in Aldeburgh, meanwhile writing, reading, and studying botany. In 1780 he determined on a career in writing and went to London, where he became almost destitute before he was generously befriended by Burke . On Burke's advice, and with his literary help, he published The Library ( 1781 ), a poem in the manner of Pope containing the author's reflections on books and reading. Burke introduced Crabbe to influential friends, including Fox , Reynolds , and Dr Johnson , and...
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