Mickle, William Julius, 1735-1788
William Julius Mickle (1734 or 1735-1788) was born William Meikle in Scotland. He moved to London in pursuit of a literary career in 1762 after the failure of his family's brewery. Mickle published "The Concubine" in 1767, but his most successful work was his 1776 translation of Luís de Camões's Lusiads. He was appointed purser of the HMS Brilliant in 1779 by his patron Commodore George Johnstone, and was made prize agent for Johnstone's entire squadron in the following year. He married Mary Tomkins, daughter of his patron Robert Tomkins, in 1782; the couple retired to Wheatley, Oxfordshire, where he died in 1788.
From the description of William Julius Mickle papers, 1753-1825. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702147531
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