William Mason

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Life

Born: 12 February 1724

Died: 7 April 1797

Biography

English poet, divine, amateur draftsman, author, editor and gardener. William Mason was the precentor of York and Rector of Aston, and a close friend of the poet Thomas Gray.

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Settings of text by William Mason

• Harold the valiant (John Wall Callcott)
• Here sleeps what once had beauty (Jonathan Battishill)

Publications

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