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Kenyon, John. Adm. pens. (age 18) at PETERHOUSE, Nov. 29, 1801. Elder s. of John [sugar-planter, of Jamaica , deceased], late of Chester. B. 1784, in the Island of Jamaica . Schools [Sawyer's School, Bristol and] Charterhouse. A pupil of William Smyth, for whom he conceived a high admiration. Matric. Easter, 1802. Left without taking a degree, 1808. Adm. at Lincoln's Inn, Feb. 28, 1804. A wealthy and philanthropic West Indian, who extended a helping hand to many struggling authors. Close friend of the Brownings. whom he was the first to introduce to one another. Browning's poem Andrea del Sarto was written for him, and his Dramatic Romances and Lyrics were dedicated to him, as was Mrs Browning's Aurora Leigh, which she finished whilst staying [p.27] at his house. Friend of Coleridge, Wordsworth, Southey, Charles Lamb and their circle, many of whom he helped financially. Married twice; (1) 1808, and (2) 1823, Caroline, sister of John Curteis. Author, Poems; A Rhymed Plea for Tolerance; A Day at Tivoli . Crabb Robinson says that Kenyon had "The face of a Benedictine monk, and the joyous talk of a good fellow". "As he grew in years, he recalled to his own memory, and that of his University contemporaries, the intellectual hours passed in his rooms at Peterhouse, where young men were asked to meet at 5 p.m. to dine and to stay till midnight, enjoying the cœnas noctesque Deum of his favourite Horace, and unconsciously imitating in early years the grey-haired Symposiasts of Plutarch and the Deipnosophists of Athenaeus." Died Dec. 3, 1856, at Cowes, Isle of Wight . Left by will 80 legacies to 80 of his literary friends; the poets included were Robert Browning (£6500), Mrs Browning (£4000), B. W. Procter (Barry Cornwall ) (£6500). ( W. B. Donne and his Friends, 201; Inns of Court; T. A. Walker, 376; D.N.B.; Boase, II. 207, 1; G. Mag., 1857, II. 309-15; not found in Caribbeana .) | John KENYON Approx. lifespan: 17841856 age=18 pens. Peterhouse adm1801:11:29 Elder s. of John [sugar-planter,, of Jamaica , , deceased], late of Chester, [Cheshire], b. 1784 in the Island, of Jamaica , Sch: Sawyer's School Sawyer's, Bristol, [Somerset], and] Charterhouse, [London], A pupil of William Smyth, for whom he conceived a high admiration. Matric. 1802:04ET: Left without taking a degree 1808 Adm. Lincoln's Inn: 1804:02:28 A wealthy and philanthropic West Indian, who extended a helping hand to many struggling authors. Close friend of the Brownings, whom he was the first to introduce to one another. Browning's poem Andrea del Sarto was written for him, and his Dramatic Romances and Lyrics were dedicated to him, as was Mrs Browning's Aurora Leigh, which she finished whilst staying at his house. Friend of Coleridge, Wordsworth, Southey, Charles Lamb and their circle, many of whom he helped financially. m. twice; (1) 1808, and (2) 1823, Caroline, sister of John Curteis. Publ.: Poems; A Rhymed Plea for Tolerance; A Day at Tivoli Crabb Robinson says that Kenyon had "The face of a Benedictine monk, and the joyous talk of a good Fellow: ". "As he grew in years, he recalled to his own memory, and that of his University contemporaries, the intellectual hours passed in his rooms at Peterhouse, where young men were asked to meet at 5 p.m. to dine and to stay till midnight, enjoying the cœnas noctesque Deum of his favourite Horace, and unconsciously imitating in early years the grey-haired Symposiasts of Plutarch and the Deipnosophists of Athenaeus." d. Cowes, Isle of Wight , 1856:12:03 Left by will 80 legacies to 80 of his literary friends; the poets included were Robert Browning (£6500), Mrs Browning (£4000), b. W. Procter (Barry Cornwall) (£6500) ( W. b. Donne and his Friends, 201; Inns of Court; T. A. Walker, 376; D.N.B.; Boase, II. 207, 1; G. Mag 1857, II. 309-15; not found in Caribbeana .) |