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CHRISTOPHER (1722-1771).-Poet, _s._ of the steward to Lord Vane, was _b._ at Shipbourne, Kent, and by the bounty of the Duchess of Cleveland sent to Camb. Here his ill-balanced mind showed itself in wild folly. Leaving the Univ. he came to London and maintained himself by conducting and writing for periodicals. His _Poems on Several Occasions_, which contained "The Hop Garden," was issued in 1752, and _The Hilliad_ in 1753 against "Sir" John Hill, a notoriety of the day who had attacked him. His mind ultimately gave way, and it was in confinement that he produced by far his most remarkable work, the _Song to David_, a most original and powerful poem. Unfortunate to the last, he _d._ in the King's Bench prison, to which he had been committed for debt. He also translated Horace.