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Edward Young
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English poet (1683–1765)

Also known as: Eduard Young, Эдуард Юнг, エドワード・ヤング, 爱德华·杨, Эдвард Юнг, Эдвард Янг

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Known works

  • A vindication of Providence, or, A true estimate of human life (Second edition, 1728) (1984)
  • Night thoughts, or, The complaint and the consolation (1996)
  • Night thoughts
  • The correspondence of Edward Young, 1683-1765 (1971)
  • A vindication of Providence