8 1 4 2 0 ▁January ▁ 1 9 0 2 ) ▁was ▁an ▁Irish ▁poet ▁and ▁critic . ▁ ▁Life ▁A ubre y ▁Thomas ▁H unt ▁de ▁Vere ▁was ▁born ▁at ▁Cur rag h ch ase ▁House ▁( now ▁in ▁ru ins ) ▁at ▁Cur rag h ch ase , ▁Kil c orn an , ▁County ▁L imer ick , ▁the ▁third ▁son ▁of ▁Sir ▁A ubre y ▁de ▁Vere , ▁ 2 nd ▁Baron et ▁( 1 7 8 8 – 1 8 4 6 ) ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Mary ▁Spring ▁R ice , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Stephen ▁Edward ▁R ice ▁( d . 1 8 3 1 ) ▁and ▁Catherine ▁Spring , ▁of ▁Mount ▁T rench ard , ▁Co . ▁L imer ick . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁nep hew ▁of ▁Lord ▁Monte agle , ▁a ▁younger ▁brother ▁of ▁Sir ▁Stephen ▁de ▁Vere , ▁ 4 th ▁Baron et ▁and ▁a ▁cousin ▁of ▁Lucy ▁Kno x . ▁His ▁sister ▁Ellen ▁married ▁Robert ▁O ' B rien , ▁the ▁brother ▁of ▁William ▁Smith ▁O ' B rien . ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 2 , ▁his ▁father ▁dropped ▁the ▁original ▁surname ▁' H unt ' ▁by ▁royal ▁lic ence , ▁assuming ▁the ▁surname ▁' de ▁Vere '. ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁strongly ▁influenced ▁by ▁his ▁friendship ▁with ▁the ▁astronom er , ▁Sir ▁William ▁Row an ▁Hamilton , ▁through ▁whom ▁he ▁came ▁to ▁a ▁knowledge ▁and ▁rever ent ▁adm iration ▁for ▁Word sw orth ▁and ▁Col er idge . ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁priv ately ▁at