Dixon Lanier Merritt died in 1972.
Allen S. Merritt has written: 'Canadians and Their Government' -- subject(s): Politics and government 'Anglo-Italian Relations, 1900-1915' 'Canadians and Their Government' -- subject(s): Constitutional history, Politics and government, Federal government
1967
William Shakespeare is probably the most famous of the limerick writers. Other limerick writers include Edward Lear, Dixon Lanier Merritt, Michael R. Burch, William Cosmo Monhouse, Ogden Nash, and H. G. Wells.
Emilia Lanier died in 1645.
Raphael Lanier died in 1962.
James Lanier died in 1881.
This limerick is attributed to Ogden Nash, but like all limericks, is difficult to pin down. Edward Lear's limericks are instantly recognizable because they are deliberately clumsy, but most others have no pedigree at all. -- The "curious bird" limerick was written and published by Dixon Lanier Merritt in 1910.
Schuyler Merritt died in 1953.
Josiah Merritt died in 1882.
Marshall Merritt died in 1978.
Samuel Merritt died in 1890.
Merritt Starkweather died in 1972.