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British poet and biographer; patron to William Blake.
William Hayley
Works
- Essays and Epistles; a Poetical Epistle to an Eminent Painter (1778)
- Elegy on the Ancient Greek Model (1779)
- Epistle to a Friend on the Death of John Thornton (1780)
- Essay on History (1780)
- An Essay on Painting (1781) (external scan)
- Triumphs of Temper (1781) (transcription project)
- An Essay on Epic Poetry (1782) (external scan)
- Poetical Epistles on Epic Poetry (1782)
- Plays of three Acts and in Verse, written for a Private Theatre (1784)
- Poetical Works of W. Hayley (1785), in 3 vols
- The Happy Prescription, or the Lady relieved from her Lovers (1785)
- The Two Connoisseurs: a Comedy (1785)
- Essay on Old Maids (1785), in 3 vols.
- Occasional Stanzas, written at the request of the Revolution Society, &c. (1788)
- The Young Widow, or a History of Cornelia Sudley (1789)
- An Elegy on the Death of Sir W. Jones (1795)
- Life of Milton (1796) (external scan)
- An Essay on Sculpture, in a series of Poetical Epistles to John Flaxman (1800) (external scan)
- Triumphs of Music (1804)
- Life of Cowper (1803-1804), in 5 vols., illustrated by William Blake
- Ballads Founded on Anecdotes Relating to Animals (1805), with illustrations by William Blake
- The Life of George Romney, Esq. (1809)
- Three Plays with a Preface (1811)
Works about Hayley
- Review of Triumphs of Music in English Bards and Scotch Reviewers by Lord Byron
- "Hayley, William," in Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, London: Smith, Elder, & Co. (1885–1900) in 63 vols.
- "Hayley, William," in A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature, by John William Cousin, London: J. M. Dent & Sons (1910)
- "Hayley, William," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
Works by this author published before January 1, 1927 are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.
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