Prior, Matthew (M)

Surname: Prior
Forename(s): Matthew
b. June 1664. d. 18 September 1721. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Poet and diplomat. Educated at St John’s College, Cambridge. Employed in various positions at the office of the British ambassador to The Hague (1690-1697) and in France (1697-1699). Elected fellow of the Royal Society in 1698. Returned to London and became MP for East Grinstead in 1701. Negotiated the Treaty of Utrecht in France (1713). Returned to England and was arrested under suspicion of corruption (1715). His folio Poems on Several Occasions (1719) provided him with financial security for the remainder of his life. Friends with Jonathan Swift. Biographical information: ODNB. (CC)

Poems associated with this person

Total poems: 7
Poem title Date Periodical Roles id #
Jack and Joan 1836-04-23 Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal Poet 3411
“In vain you tell your parting lover” 1866-06 The Argosy Poet 16145
“Ladies and gentleman, all who inquire” 1884-10 Longman’s Magazine Poet 19984
To a Child of Quality 5 Years Old 1889-10 Woman’s World Poet 681
“Nobles and heralds, by your leave” 1896-08 Temple Bar Poet 18314
“As afternoon one summer’s day” 1896-08 Temple Bar Poet 18315
To His Soul 1898-12 The Argosy Poet 20207