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• Ritson, Joseph — (1752 1803)    Although he scraped a living as a conveyancer, Ritson s real preoccupations were with his antiquarian researches and writing, and he quickly amassed an unparalleled knowledge and collection of early British poetry and song, which… …   A Dictionary of English folklore

• Ritson, Joseph — (1752 1803)    Born at Stockton on Tees, Cleveland, he trained as a solicitor, moved to London in 1775 and set up his own conveyancing practice in Grays Inn, then was called to the bar in 1789. On reading Fable of the Bees (1723) by Bernard de… …   British and Irish poets

• RITSON, JOSEPH —    a whimsical and crabbed antiquary; his industry was great, his works numerous, among them one entitled Ancient English Metrical Romances, containing a long and still valuable dissertation (1752 1803) …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• Ritson, Joseph — (1752 1803)    Antiquary and critic, b. at Stockton on Tees, settled in London as a conveyancer, at the same time devoting himself to the study of ancient English poetry. By his diligence as a collector and acuteness as a critic he rendered… …   Short biographical dictionary of English literature

• Joseph Ritson — (October 2, 1752 September 23, 1803), was an English antiquary.He was born at Stockton on Tees, of a Westmorland yeoman family. He was educated for the law, and settled in London as a conveyancer at the age of twenty two. He devoted his spare… …   Wikipedia

• Joseph Pemberton — (1852 1926) was a British clergyman and rosarian, remembered for creating the hybrid musk class of cultivated roses. A keen amateur grower, he joined the Royal National Rose Society shortly after its founding, and in 1911 served as its… …   Wikipedia