Joseph Relph, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Joseph Relph

British poet

Date of Birth: 03-Dec-1712

Date of Death: 26-Jun-1743

Profession: poet

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Joseph Relph (3 December 1712 – 26 June 1743) was a Cumberland poet (his first name is given as Josiah in later editions of the Dictionary of National Biography).
His poetical works were first published in 1747 under the title of A Miscellany of Poems.
They were edited by Thomas Sanderson, who supplied a biography of the author and a pastoral elegy on his death.
A second edition appeared at Carlisle in 1798, with the biography and engravings by Thomas Bewick. Relph's best verses are in the dialect of his native county; they show talent and appreciation of natural beauties.