About John Adams
Lived 1704 – 1740 (aged 35–36). John Adams was a poet and writer.
John Adams (March 26, 1705 – January 22, 1740) was an American poet.
Biography Adams was the only son of merchant Hon. John Adams and Hannah Checkley of Nova Scotia, which contains imitations and paraphrases of several portions of scripture, translations from Horace, and the whole book of Revelation in heroic verse, together with original pieces. The versification is remarkably harmonious for the period and the country. The following is an extract from his poem on Cotton Mather:
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Who was John Adams?
American poet, born 1704
When was John Adams born?
John Adams was born in 1704.
When did John Adams die?
John Adams died in 1740 in Cambridge.
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John Adams was a poet and writer.
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