ABEL EVANS
\ˈe͡ɪbə͡l ˈɛvənz], \ˈeɪbəl ˈɛvənz], \ˈeɪ_b_əl ˈɛ_v_ə_n_z]\
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An English poetaster and epigrammatist; born in London (?), 1679; died at Cheam, Surrey, Oct. 18, 1737. His wit was acknowledged even by Pope; and "The Apparition" (1710) and fugitive stanzas made a hit, one or two of the couplets he penned being still occasionally quoted.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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