T. Merchant.Born in London. Son of well-known songwriter Charles Dibdin. Began acting in 1789 and performed around the United Kingdom with the Dover troupe and at Covent Garden in London. Married actress Ann Hilliar on 23 May 1793. Editor of the Monthly Epitome (1798). Author of many songs and plays including Harlequin and Mother Goose (1806) and Last Lays of the Last of the Three Dibdins (1833). Biographical information: ODNB. (CC)
| Poem title | Date | Periodical | Roles | id # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanzas on Seeing a Recently Erected Monument in the Chapel of Greenwich Hospital | 1829-12 | Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine | Poet | 10388 |
| “Longing, while living, for laurel and bays” | 1873-09 | Temple Bar | Poet | 17466 |
| “Reader! by these four lines take heed” | 1873-09 | Temple Bar | Poet | 17465 |
| “Young Henry was as brave a youth” | 1888-09 | The Argosy | Poet | 16676 |