Charles Wolfe (4 December 1791 – 21 February 1823 / Blakhall, County Kildare)

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Charles Wolfe was an Irish poet, chiefly remembered for his "exquisite elegy", The Burial of Sir John Moore after Corunna

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Born at Blackhall, County Kildare, the youngest son of Theobald Wolfe of Blackhall - grandson of Richard Wolfe of Forenaughts House in the same county - and his wife Frances, daughter of Rev. Peter Lombard. Charles Wolfe's grandfather was a first cousin of Arthur Wolfe, 1st Viscount Kilwarden and the godfather, but widely believed to be the natural father, of Theobald Wolfe Tone.

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Not long after he was born, his father died and the family moved to England. In 1801, Wolfe was sent to a school in Bath... more »

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''But he lay like a warrior taking his rest
With his martial cloak around him.''
Charles Wolfe (1791-1823), Irish poet. The Burial of Sir John Moore after Corunna (l. 11-12). . . New Oxford Book of English Verse, The, 1250-1950...
''Not a drum was heard, not a funeral note,
As his corse to the rampart we hurried;''
Charles Wolfe (1791-1823), Irish poet. The Burial of Sir John Moore after Corunna (l. 1-2). . . New Oxford Book of English Verse, The, 1250-1950. ...
''We carved not a line, and we raised not a stone,
But we left him alone with his glory.''
Charles Wolfe (1791-1823), Irish poet. The Burial of Sir John Moore after Corunna (l. 31-32). . . New Oxford Book of English Verse, The, 1250-1950...

Charles Wolfe (4 December 1791 – 21 February 1823 / Blakhall, County Kildare)

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