William Collins
(1721-1759)
Died aged 37
Wikidata WikipediaWilliam Collins (25 December 1721 – 12 June 1759) was an English poet. Second in influence only to Thomas Gray, he was an important poet of the middle decades of the 18th century. His lyrical odes mark a progression from the Augustan poetry of Alexander Pope's generation and towards the imaginative ideal of the Romantic era.
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Commemorated on 2 plaques
The Poet William Collins was born on this site 25 December 1721 and died in the Cathedral Cloisters 12 June 1759 How sleep the Brave, who sink to Rest By all their Country's Wishes blest!
?, Chichester, United Kingdom where they was born (1721)
Orlando Reeves in whose honor our city Orlando was named killed in this vicinity by Indians September 1835 “How sleep the brave who sink to rest by all their country's wishes blest" WM. Collins Erected by the students of Cherokee Junior High School 1939 Restored in 1992 by the 1942 Orlando High School Graduates at their 50th class reunion
Lake Eola Park, Northeast Orlando, Orlando, FL, United States where they was