John Armstrong (Q387365)

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* 1709, + 1779-09-07, British poet
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John Armstrong
* 1709, + 1779-09-07, British poet

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    1709
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    7 September 1779Gregorian
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    Overall: Like Dr. Arbuthnot, Armstrong was primarily a physician, publishing a number of medical works and some poetry on the side. Unlike Arbuthnot, Armstrong published a medical treatise in verse, as well as an explicit sex manual in blank verse, both of which he claimed hurt his reputation as a physician with the public. Nevertheless, he died relatively wealthy, with an estate reportedly worth ?3000.