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Lifetime: 1754 - 1797 Passed: ≈ 227 years ago

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John Codrington Bampfield

Books by John Codrington Bampfield

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Sonnet on a Wet Summer

Poetry Non-Fiction
Sonnet Nature Literature Weather England Summer Poetry Verse 18th century Classic Rain Wet

This sonnet, titled 'Sonnet on a Wet Summer,' is a classic example of 18th-century English poetry. John Codrington Bampfield uses vivid imagery and traditional poetic devices to depict the dreary reality of a summer season marred by constant rain. Th...