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Crabbe

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Crabbe  (krb), George 1754-1832.
British poet noted for his simple, realistic poems of middle-class life, including The Village (1783).
Crabbe [kræb]
n
(Biographies / Crabbe, George (1754-1832) M, English, WRITING: poet) George. 1754-1832, English narrative poet, noted for his depiction of impoverished rural life in The Village (1783) and The Borough (1810)


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Crabbe continued to write moral stories in rhymed couplets.
Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
They both claim the head money given by the lodge for the shooting of old man Crabbe over at Stylestown, and who's to say which fired the bullet?
The Valley of Fear by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
[Footnote: For the sake of brevity the sternly realistic poet George Crabbe is here omitted.
A History of English Literature by Fletcher, Robert Huntington View in context
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