Mason, William, 1725-1797

English poet.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Nuneham, to William Burgh, 1777 Oct. 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270606797

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Aston, to Dr. Charles Burney, 1789 June 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270605470

From the description of Sonnet : [n.p.] : autograph manuscript unsigned, 1796 May 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270609611

From the description of Autograph letter signed : York, to Dr. Charles Burney, 1795 Oct. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270607921

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Aston, possibly to Thomas Wakefield, Vicar of Rowley, 1774 Nov. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270605474

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Aston, to Horace Walpole, 1780 Aug. 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270871430

Mason was an 18th century English author whose major works satirize Sir William Chambers's work on oriental gardens.

From the description of Collection, 1773-1779. (Auburn University). WorldCat record id: 42774590

William Mason (1724-1797) was a poet, editor, and gardener. In 1747, his poem "Musaeus, a Monody on the Death of Mr. Pope" was published to acclaim and quickly went through several editions. In 1775, he published the Poems of Mr Gray, a friend who was a great influence on his own work. Ten years later, William Pitt nominated him for the post of Poet Laureate, but he turned it down. Among Mason's other works are the historical tragedies Elfrida (1752) and Caractacus (1759), as well as a long poem on gardening, The English Garden (1772-1782). Indeed, Mason was an influential garden designer, designing several flower gardens for his friends and patrons, especially for Richard Hurd, Lord Jersey, and Lord Harcourt. In 1797 he fell and injured his leg while entering his carriage, and died several days later at his rectory in Aston.

From the description of Letter to Horace Walpole, 1769 May 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702188161