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Short Name: David Bates
Full Name: Bates, David, 1809-1870
Birth Year: 1809
Death Year: 1870

David Bates (March 6, 1809 – January 25, 1870) was an American poet. He was born in Indian Hill, Ohio, and educated in Buffalo, New York, before working in first Indianapolis then Philadelphia. In 1849, he published a volume of poetry, Eolian.

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David Bates (March 6, 1809 – January 25, 1870) was an American poet. He was born in Indian Hill, Ohio, and educated in Buffalo, New York, before working in first Indianapolis then Philadelphia. In 1849, he published a volume of poetry, Eolian. Among his best-known works are "Speak Gently", which was parodied by Lewis Carroll in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, as well as "Chiding", and "Childhood". * v * t * e
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