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Mason, William

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Mason, William, 1724–97, English poet, editor, and cleric. His works include two plays, Elfrida (1752) and Caractacus (1759), based on classical dramas. He was a friend of Thomas Gray Gray, Thomas, 1716–71, English poet. He was educated at Eton and Peterhouse, Cambridge. In 1739 he began a grand tour of the Continent with Horace Walpole . They quarreled in Italy, and Gray returned to England in 1741.
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, whose Life and Letters he published in 1775. Although he confused the texts of the letters, Mason is noted for developing the method of combining a life with letters.


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Amy Fay, who studied with Liszt in Germany, advised young students that they no longer needed to go to Europe to study piano because of fine American piano teachers such as William Mason, William H.
The featured photographers are Jacob Demirdjian, Ron Dietel, Vince Gonzales, Patrick Liotta, Kelly Mason, William Ortiz and Kevin Tidmore.
 
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