William Mason
William Mason (1724–1797) was an English poet, divine, editor, and amateur gardener known for his dramatic works Elfrida (1752) and Caractacus (1759), which were adapted as libretti for 18th-century operas. He also authored The English Garden, a long poem published in three volumes between 1772 and 1782. Mason was educated at St. John's College, Cambridge, and is memorialized in Poets' Corner at Westminster Abbey.
poetry
drama
gardening literature
A Spiritual Treasury for the Children of God: Consisting of a Meditation for Each Morning in the Year, Upon Select Texts of Scripture: Humbly Intended ... Practice of the Followers of t.. Volume 1
A spiritual treasury for the children of God: consisting of a meditation for each morning in the year, upon select texts of scripture: humbly intended ... the practice of the followers of the Lamb
The Letters of Thomas Gray: Including the Correspondence of Gray and Mason, Volume 1