Thomas Warton

Thomas Warton (9 January 172821 May 1790) was an English literary historian, critic, and poet. He was appointed Poet Laureate in 1785, following the death of William Whitehead.

He is sometimes called ''Thomas Warton the younger'' to distinguish him from his father, who had the same name. His most famous poem is ''The Pleasures of Melancholy'', a representative work of the Graveyard Poets. Provided by Wikipedia