Letter to "My Lord." London, Eng. 1853 May 11.

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Letter to "My Lord." London, Eng. 1853 May 11.

Concerning two of his books which he is sending, with the hope that "My Lord" will make them known to his American friends.

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Montgomery, Robert, 1807-1855

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Robert Montgomery was born and educated at Bath, the illegitimate son of comic actor Robert Gomery. He adopted the name Montgomery, and published his first book of poems at the age of eighteen. He published several satires and numerous poems, including his most popular work, The Omnipresence of the Deity. Most reviews were unkind, considering his verse pretentious, sentimental, and generally poor, but his work remained popular, even after a scathing review by Thomas Babington Macaulay in the Edi...