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Several authors in the past have called Conyers Middleton a deist. John Bagnell Bury, a classical scholar and historian, characterized Middleton as 'perhaps the ablest of the deists, and certainly the most scholarly.' However, Middleton himself never avows deism, as seen in the 'Prefatory Discourse.'

The author discusses the diffusion of the works of the English deist Thomas Morgan in the U.S. He mentions that numerous intellectuals and deists report on seeing copies of Morgan's works in libraries and personal collections, as well as discussing the spread of deism throughout the country.

The work of the English Deist Thomas Morgan (d. 1743), a Marcion in his time, received much negative criticism in England and abroad, especially in Germany. His views aroused comments in books, dissertations and journals. Only in the first half of the twentieth century was he to be praised by theologians such as Adolf von Harnack and Emanuel Hirsch, who likewise disparaged the Old Testament. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article investigates the possible birth year of British deist preacher Thomas Morgan, who died in 1743. It attempts to determine his birth year and age based on known dates and activities in his life. It comments on speculation about his birth year from German and Scottish sources, as well as comments on his dissident theology and preaching. Other topics discussed include his attainment of a medical title, Morgan's age at death according to novelist Thomas Amory, and an account of his early life in Somerset county, England.

The article discusses the appearance of deists, or those who believed that God created the world and then abandoned it, including Thomas Morgan and Bernard Mandeville, in the 1743 edition of the book "The Dunciad in four books" by Alexander Pope. According to the article, deists Matthew Tindal, John Toland, and Thomas Woolston had already been mentioned in earlier editions of the "Dunciad." Pope's condemnation of deism in the "Dunciad" is noted. The use of alliteration in Pope's poetry and the encouragement of Pope to write a fourth book in the "Dunciad" by the Prince of Wales William Warburton are discussed.

The article examines whether author and philosopher Voltaire met the deist Thomas Morgan during his stay in England in 1726. Theodore Besterman noted that Voltaire probably met the deist Thomas Morgan. The embryologist Sir Gavin Rylands de Beer also suggested that it was Thomas Morgan, the deist. The author also discusses contradictory explanations for the belief that Voltaire's Biblical objections were influenced by Morgan.