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Biography of John Francis Wade

English Poet (1710—1786)

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Catholic lay­man, Wade fled the Ja­co­be­an re­bel­lion in 1745, set­tling in Douay, France. He taught mu­sic and co­pied plain chant and hymn man­u­scripts for private use.

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