John Godfrey Saxe, an American author, born in Highgate, Franklin co., Vt., June 2, 1816. He graduated at Middlebury college in 1839, was admitted to the bar at St. Albans in 1843, and practised in his native county until March, 1850. From 1850 to 1856 he was editor and proprietor of the "Burlington Sentinel" newspaper, and in 1856 was state's attorney. In 1859 and 1860 he was the candidate of the democratic party of Vermont for governor. His published works include "Progress, a Satire" (New York, 1846); "New Rape of the Lock" (1847); "The Proud Miss McBride" (1848); "The Times" (1849); "The Money King and other Poems" (1859); "Clever Stories of Many Nations" (1864); "The Masquerade and other Poems" (1866); "Fables and Legends in Rhyme" (1872; complete "red-line" illustrated ed., 1874); and "Leisure Day Rhymes" (1875). Of the first collection of his poems (Boston, 1849) 40 editions have been issued. He now (1875) resides in Brooklyn, N. Y.

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