Patrick Delany (Q387452)

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Revision as of 14:28, 28 November 2021 by Olaf Simons (talk | contribs) (‎Removed claim: Biographical notes (P173): Overall: A respected preacher, Delany wrote verse, journalism, and sermons. He did not manage his finances well, and he was saved by his marriage in 1732 to Margaret Tenison, a rich widow who provided Delany with an annual income of £1600. When she died, he remarried and received a lucrative preferment. He was a member of Swift's circle, and many of his poem's reference his friend in some way. In his sermons, Delany often wrote on education, t...)
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