George Crabbe was called «the poet of the poor». In 1767 he was apprenticed to a doctor. But in 1770 he determined on a career in writing and went to London. In 1781 he took the holy orders and became a curate at Aldeburgh. From 1782 to 1785 he was chaplain to the Duke of Rutland. After the death of his wife he moved to Trowbridge, Wiltshire. His...