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Meston — is a family name. It may refer to: Archibald Meston (1851–1924), Australian explorer Baron Meston, title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom James Meston, 1st Baron Meston (1865 1943), British civil servant, financial expert and businessman Daja … Wikipedia
Meston, William — (?1688 1745) Born in Aberdeenshire, the son of a blacksmith, and although poor, his parents sent him to Marischal College, Aberdeen. He was elected one of the doctors of Aberdeen high school, then, in 1715, professor of philosophy of Marischal … British and Irish poets
Sammy Meston — Infobox Football biography playername = Sammy Meston fullname = Samuel William Meston height =height|ft=5|in=8 dateofbirth = birth date|1902|5|30|f=df=y cityofbirth = Southampton countryofbirth = England dateofdeath = death date and… … Wikipedia
Meston, William — (1688? 1745) S. of a blacksmith, was ed. at Marischal Coll., Aberdeen, took part in the 15, and had to go into hiding. His Knight of the Kirk (1723) is an imitation of Hudibras. It has little merit … Short biographical dictionary of English literature
1723 in literature — The year 1723 in literature involved some significant events and new books.Events* Voltaire contracts smallpox. * The book collection of Samuel Pepys is transferred to the Pepys Library at Magdalene College, Cambridge. * The majority of Louis XV… … Wikipedia
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1688 in literature — The year 1688 in literature involved some significant events.Events*John Locke has the first abstract of his seminal Essay concerning Human Understanding appear in Leclerc s Bibliotheque universelle *Fourth (and illustrated) edition of John… … Wikipedia
Willy Maley — William Timothy Willy Maley (born 2 December 1960, Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish literary critic, editor, teacher and writer. Maley is Professor of Renaissance Studies at the University of Glasgow, Fellow of the English Association (FEA), and… … Wikipedia
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Gunsmoke — is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West.The radio version ran from… … Wikipedia
