E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Patmore, Coventry Kearsay Dighton
(b. Woodford, Essex, July 2nd, 1823). “Poems” (1844), with additions in 1853, under the title of “Tamerton Church Tower, and Other Poems;” “The Angel in the House,” in four parts—“The Betrothal” (1854), “The Espousal” (1856), “Faithful for Ever” (1860), and “The Victories of Love” (1862); besides “The Unknown Eros” (1877); “Principle in Art” (1889); “Religio Poetæ” (1893); “The Rod, the Root, and the Flower” (1895). A selection from his poems has been published by Richard Garnett, entitled “Florilegium Amantis” (1879).
