CHRISTOPH AUGUST TIEDGE
\kɹˈɪstɒf ˈɔːɡəst tˈa͡ɪd͡ʒ], \kɹˈɪstɒf ˈɔːɡəst tˈaɪdʒ], \k_ɹ_ˈɪ_s_t_ɒ_f ˈɔː_ɡ_ə_s_t t_ˈaɪ_dʒ]\
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A German poet; born 1752; died 1841. He enjoys distinction as the author of "Urania", and "Mirror for Women". He also wrote: "Wanderings through Life's Market", and "Elegies". His admirers are many, and his poetry has been compared with that of Cowper.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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