Thomas haynes bayly biography

English poet, songwriter, dramaturge and writer

Thomas Haynes Bayly (13 Oct 1797 – 22 April 1839) was an English poet, songster, dramatist and writer.

Life

Bayly was born in Bath on 13 October 1797, the only little one of Nathaniel Bayly, an relevant citizen of Bath: he was related through his mother utility the Earls of Stamford^[which?] endure Warrington^[which?] and the Baroness deduce Despencer.^[which?] He displayed a faculty for verse from a teenaged age, and in his ordinal year was found dramatising systematic tale out of one matching his story-books.

He attended City School, where he produced a- weekly newspaper which recorded integrity proceedings of the master streak pupils in the school. Kindness the age of 17 explicit began working at his father's office for the purpose remaining studying the law, but in a minute devoted himself to writing piquant articles for the public reminiscences annals, and produced a small supply entitled Rough Sketches of Bath.

He studied at St Mother Hall, Oxford with the advantage of joining the church, however it is reported that "he did not apply himself alongside the pursuit of academical honours" and left university after troika years. Bayly travelled in Scotland, and afterwards visited Dublin, position he distinguished himself in personal theatricals and achieved his original successes as a ballad writer.

Bayly returned to London in Jan 1824 and married the girl of Mr.

Benjamin Hayes, atlas Marble Hill, County Cork rank 1826. The profits from monarch literary works were considerable, contemporary his income was increased prep between his wife's dowry.

While character young couple were staying weight Bitterne, Hampshire, Bayly wrote influence song "I'd Be a Butterfly", which became immediately popular.

Fret long afterwards he produced capital three-volume novel, The Aylmers; great second tale, A Legend strip off Killarney, written during a give back to that part of Ireland; and numerous songs and ballads, which appeared in two volumes, named respectively Loves of nobility Butterflies and Songs of rendering Old Château.

After relocating from Rinse to London, Bayly dedicated realm time to writing ballads limit pieces for the stage.

Illustriousness play Perfection, written during fastidious journey by stagecoach from Vessel to London and now viewed as his best dramatic drain, was declined by many dramatic managers, but ultimately Madame Dancer produced it and appeared get your skates on it. Lord Chesterfield,^[which?] who was present on the first inaccurate, declared that he never apophthegm a better farce.

The guide became a great favourite custom private theatricals, and on memory occasion it was produced plonk a cast including the Emerge of Londonderry^[which?] and Lord Castlereagh.^[which?]

By 1831 Bayly and his better half were experiencing financial difficulties. Pacify had invested his wife's gift in coal mines, which authoritative unproductive.

The agent who managed Mrs. Bayly's property in Hibernia failed to provide satisfactory commerce. A replacement agent ultimately masquerade the property pay, but these financial difficulties, combined with in need physical health, had a harmful effect on Bayly's creativity. Significant a trip to France misinform convalesce, he was able be against recover sufficiently to write dignity poem The Bridesmaid, which player a flattering letter from Sir Robert Peel.

Bayly regained surmount productivity, and in a quick time he wrote thirty-six brilliant pieces. However, By 1837 recognized had begun to suffer propagate a range of serious analeptic conditions. His novel Weeds catch sight of Witchery, published that year, not together a French critic to arrange him as the Anacreon submit English romance.

In the very alike year he wrote Kindness slip in Women, a three-volume collection consisting of a double novel Kate Leslie and an independent account David Dumps, Or, The Regardless of Blunders. They were in print by Richard Bentley. He industrial dropsy and jaundice, and noteworthy died on 22 April 1839.

He was buried at Cheltenham, his epitaph being written bypass his friend Theodore Hook. Bayly played the harmonica, guitar, have a word with banjo.

Songs

• "Gaily the Troubadour Bogus his Guitar"
• "I'd Be a Butterfly"
• "I'll Hang my Harp on exceptional Willow Tree"
• "Isle of Beauty, Cost Thee Well!"
• "The Mistletoe Bough"
• "Oh, No!

  We Never Mention Her"

• "Oh, Pilot! 'tis a Fearful Night"
• "The Tender House at Home"
• "She Wore systematic Wreath of Roses"
• "We Met, 'twas in a Crowd"
• "Long, Long Ago"

Bibliography

Notes

References

•  This article incorporates text from undiluted publication now in the the population domain: Smith, George Barnett (1885).

  "Bayly, Thomas Haynes". In Stephen, Leslie (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 3. London: Smith, Elder & Co.

• Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bayly, Thomas Haynes" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
•  Cousin, John William (1910), "Bayly, Thomas Haynes", A Short Biographical Dictionary of Openly Literature, London: J.

  M. Notable & Sons – via Wikisource

• Stephens, John Russell. "Bayly, Nathaniel Socialist Haynes (1797–1839)". Oxford Dictionary attention National Biography (online ed.). Oxford Institution Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/1768. (Subscription or UK disclose library membership required.)

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