Lanier, Sidney
author, poet, was born Feb. 3, 1842, in Macon, Ga. A Centennial Ode, written for the opening of the exposition of 1876, first brought him into general notice. Subsequently he lectured upon English literature in Baltimore. He was the author of Poems; Tiger Lilies, a novel; The Science of English Verse; The English Novel and its Development; Florida: its Scenery, History, and Climate. He edited The Boys' Percy; The Boys' Mabinogion; The Boys' King Arthur; and The Boys' Froissart.
He died Sept. 7, 1881, in Lynn, N. C.