James Merrick

James Merrick (1720-1769), was an English poet and scholar; M.A. Trinity College, Oxford, 1742: fellow, 1745: ordained, but lived in college. It is said that " [h] e entered into holy orders, but never could engage in parochial duty, from being subject to excessive pains in his head". [Thomas Campbell, "Specimens of the British Poets: With Biographical and Critical Notices" (1855), p. 523.] He published poems, including "The Chameleon"; translated from the Greek and advocated the compilation and amalgamation of indexes to the principal Greek authors; versified the Psalms, several editions of which were set to music. His work was featured in Oxford religious poetry anthologies.

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