1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
ELLWOOD, THOMAS (1630-1714), English author, was born at Crowell, in Oxfordshire, in 1639. He is chiefly celebrated for his connexion with Milton, and the principal facts of his life arc related in a very interesting autobiography, which contains much information as to his intercourse with the poet. While he was still young his father removed to London, where Thomas became acquainted with a Quaker family named Pennington, and Was led to join the Society of Friends, a connexion which subjected him to much persecutio…
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