implicit reverence for Catholic tradition, firm belief in the divine prerogatives of the priesthood, the real nature of the sacraments, and the danger of independent speculation.”  His f. having d., K. became in 1836 Vicar of Hursley, near Winchester, where he remained until his death.  In 1846 he pub. another book of poems, Lyra Innocentium.  Other works were a Life of Wilson, Bishop of Sodor and Man, and an ed. of the Works of Hooker.  After his death appeared Letters of Spiritual Counsel, and 12 vols. of Parish Sermons.  The literary position of K. must mainly rest upon The Christian Year, Thoughts in Verse for the Sundays, and Holidays throughout the Year, the object of which was, as described by the author, to bring the thoughts and feelings of the reader into unison with those exemplified in the Prayer Book.  The poems, while by no means of equal literary merit, are generally characterised by delicate and true poetic feeling, and refined and often extremely felicitous language; and it is a proof of the fidelity to nature with which its themes are treated that the book has become a religious classic with readers far removed from the author’s ecclesiastical standpoint and general school of thought.  K. was one of the most saintly and unselfish men who ever adorned the Church of England, and, though personally shy and retiring, exercised a vast spiritual influence upon his generation.

Life by J.D.  Coleridge (1869), another by Rev. W. Lock (1895).

KEIGHTLEY, THOMAS (1789-1872).—­Historian, ed. at Trinity Coll., Dublin, wrote works on mythology and folklore, and at the request of Dr. Arnold of Rugby, a series of text-books on English, Greek, and other histories.  His History of Greece was translated into modern Greek.  Among his other books are Fairy Mythology (1850), and Mythology of Ancient Greece and Italy, and a work on Popular Tales and their transmission from one country to another.

KEITH, ROBERT (1681-1757).—­Historian, b. in Kincardineshire, belonged to the family of the Earls Marischal, and was Bishop of Fife in the Scottish Episcopal Church.  He was deeply versed in Scottish antiquities, and pub. History of the Affairs of Church and State in Scotland during the Reformation.  He also compiled A Catalogue of the Bishops of Scotland (1755).

KELLY, HUGH (1739-1777).—­Dramatist, s. of a Dublin publican, worked in London as a staymaker, 1760, and after ed. various journals, wrote Memoirs of a Magdalen (1767).  His play, False Delicacy (1768), had an extraordinary success, and was translated into French, German, and Portuguese.  His other plays had no great success.  He left off writing for the stage in 1774, and endeavoured to practise as a barrister, but without success.  He also wrote political pamphlets, for which he received a pension from Government.