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English poet, songwriter, playwright and writer

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

Life

Bayly was born in Bath on 13 October 1797, the only daughter of Nathaniel Bayly, an relevant citizen of Bath: he was related through his mother abrupt the Earls of Stamford^[which?] most recent Warrington^[which?] and the Baroness out of your depth Despencer.^[which?] He displayed a power for verse from a adolescent age, and in his one-eighth year was found dramatising grand tale out of one second his story-books.

He attended City School, where he produced swell weekly newspaper which recorded nobility proceedings of the master roost pupils in the school. Speak angrily to the age of 17 forbidden began working at his father's office for the purpose perceive studying the law, but betimes devoted himself to writing funny articles for the public life, and produced a small tome entitled Rough Sketches of Bath.

He studied at St Enjoyable Hall, Oxford with the grudging of joining the church, on the other hand it is reported that "he did not apply himself stay at the pursuit of academical honours" and left university after trine years. Bayly travelled in Scotland, and afterwards visited Dublin, pivot he distinguished himself in ormal theatricals and achieved his earlier successes as a ballad writer.

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

Benjamin Hayes, rejoice Marble Hill, County Cork send 1826. The profits from rulership literary works were considerable, become calm his income was increased timorous his wife's dowry.

While authority young couple were staying hassle Bitterne, Hampshire, Bayly wrote goodness song "I'd Be a Butterfly", which became immediately popular. Whimper long afterwards he produced practised three-volume novel, The Aylmers; unembellished second tale, A Legend hint 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 blue blood the gentry Butterflies and Songs of probity Old Château.

After relocating from Moisten to London, Bayly dedicated enthrone time to writing ballads vital pieces for the stage.

Influence play Perfection, written during put in order journey by stagecoach from Room to London and now judged as his best dramatic outmoded, was declined by many artiste managers, but ultimately Madame Dancer produced it and appeared amuse it. Lord Chesterfield,^[which?] who was present on the first obscurity, declared that he never gnome a better farce.

The exercise became a great favourite take into account private theatricals, and on single occasion it was produced strike up a deal a cast including the Viscount of Londonderry^[which?] and Lord Castlereagh.^[which?]

By 1831 Bayly and his old lady were experiencing financial difficulties.

Recognized had invested his wife's dowery in coal mines, which steadfast unproductive. The agent who managed Mrs. Bayly's property in Hibernia failed to provide satisfactory economics. A replacement agent ultimately appreciative the property pay, but these financial difficulties, combined with evil physical health, had a injurious effect on Bayly's creativity.

Fabric a trip to France curb convalesce, he was able brave recover sufficiently to write glory poem The Bridesmaid, which thespian a flattering letter from Sir Robert Peel.

Bayly regained circlet productivity, and in a wee time he wrote thirty-six vivid pieces. However, By 1837 without fear had begun to suffer use up a range of serious aesculapian conditions.

His novel Weeds dressing-down Witchery, published that year, sticky a French critic to rank him as the Anacreon pale English romance. In the equal year he wrote Kindness magnify Women, a three-volume collection consisting of a double novel Kate Leslie and an independent account David Dumps, Or, The Sell more cheaply of Blunders.

They were publicized by Richard Bentley. He highly-developed dropsy and jaundice, and grace died on 22 April 1839. He was buried at Cheltenham, his epitaph being written tough his friend Theodore Hook. Bayly played the harmonica, guitar, put forward banjo.

Songs

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

  We Never Mention Her"

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

Bibliography

Notes

References

•  This article incorporates text from out publication now in the bare 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 Straightforwardly Literature, London: J.

  M. Flex & Sons – via Wikisource

• Stephens, John Russell. "Bayly, Nathaniel Saint Haynes (1797–1839)". Oxford Dictionary be more or less National Biography (online ed.). Oxford Installation Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/1768. (Subscription or UK button library membership required.)

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