JOEL BARLOW
\d͡ʒˈə͡ʊl bˈɑːlə͡ʊ], \dʒˈəʊl bˈɑːləʊ], \dʒ_ˈəʊ_l b_ˈɑː_l_əʊ]\
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An American poet and statesman; born in Reading, Conn., March 24, 1754; died near Cracow, Poland, Dec. 24, 1812. He published political works and poems, which contain many philosophical and political dissertations. "The Vision of Columbus" (Hartford, 1787) was extended into "The Columbiad", a long epic (Phila., 1807). He also wrote "The Conspiracy of Kings" (London, 1792); and the celebrated poem "Hasty Pudding".
By Charles Dudley Warner
