John Collins (poet)
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John Collins was an English
entertainer and poet from Birmingham
. He was born in Bath but traveled widely in England
and Ireland
to perform in plays and musical theatre. He published The Brush, a collection of songs. In 1793 he settled in Birmingham, and in 1804 published a collection of poems and lyrics in Scripscrapologia.
United Kingdom
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entertainer and poet from Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
. He was born in Bath but traveled widely in England
England
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and Ireland
Ireland
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to perform in plays and musical theatre. He published The Brush, a collection of songs. In 1793 he settled in Birmingham, and in 1804 published a collection of poems and lyrics in Scripscrapologia.