Croly, George (M)

Surname: Croly
Forename(s): George
b. 17 August 1780. d. 24 November 1860. Nationality: Irish. VIAF.
Poet, writer, and critic, and Anglican clergyman. Pseudonyms: “Aretino,” “Eως.” Ordained in the Church of Ireland. Given honorary DD in 1831 by Trinity University in Dublin. Biographical information: ODNB (AC). The pseudonym is the Attic (Athenian) form of the goddess “Dawn,” but it might also be an abbreviation for Εωσφόρος, the bringer of the dawn (Lucifer, the Morning Star) (with thanks to Laurel Bowman for the information).

Poems associated with this person

Total poems: 35
Poem title Date Periodical Roles id #
The Island of Atlantis 1826 Forget-Me-Not Poet 13922
The Island of Atlantis 1826-01 Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine Poet 10408
The Enchanted Castle. From a celebrated picture by Claude Lorraine 1826-12 Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine Poet 10593
The Contadina. Dictating her Love-Letter 1826-12 Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine Poet 10596
The Monument 1827 Forget-Me-Not Poet 15680
The Enchanted Castle. From a Celebrated Picture by Claude Lorraine 1827 Forget-Me-Not Poet 15664
The Greek and the Turkman. A Night Attack by Constantine Paleologus, on a Detached Camp of the Troops of Mahomet the Second, at the Siege of Constantinople 1827 Forget-Me-Not Poet 15655
Maria de Torquemada Taking the Veil 1827 Forget-Me-Not Poet 15624
A Dirge 1827 Forget-Me-Not Poet 15609
The Russian Black Eagle 1827 Forget-Me-Not Poet 15620
The Outlaw 1827 Forget-Me-Not Poet 15661
Conscience 1827 Forget-Me-Not Poet 15669
Domestic Love 1834-11-08 Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal Poet 3261
On the Death of Rudolph Ackermann 1835 Forget-Me-Not Poet 15225
The Dream of Mohammed the Second 1840-02 Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine Poet 11443
Algiers 1840-02 Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine Poet 11442
Malachi 1840-03 Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine Poet 11447
Jerusalem 1840-03 Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine Poet 11448
The Battle 1840-04 Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine Poet 11460
The Bramin Angel. An Oriental Tale 1840-06 Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine Poet 11475
The Emperor and the Rabbi 1840-06 Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine Poet 11476
The Visit to the Lions 1840-09 Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine Poet 11305
The Tourists 1840-10 Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine Poet 11306
Proteus, the Politician 1840-10 Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine Poet 11308
Baden-Baden 1840-10 Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine Poet 11307
The Circassian War-Song 1840-11 Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine Poet 11320
The Contrabandist 1840-12 Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine Poet 11321
The Margate Voyage 1841-03 Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine Poet 11171
The Tunnel 1846-12 Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine Poet 11097
Song for the Million 1846-12 Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine Poet 11096
London Bridge 1846-12 Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine Poet 11095
The Poet’s Auction 1847-01 Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine Poet 10920
Ode to Blackwall 1847-01 Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine Poet 10911
The Isle of Dogs 1847-01 Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine Poet 10903
The Cardinal’s Voyage 1847-04 Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine Poet 10971