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John Duncombe (29 September 1729 - 19 January 1786) was an English clergyman and writer, son of William Duncombe.

Duncombe was born in London, educated in Essex and studied at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, where he became a fellow. He married a daughter of the poet Susanna Highmore. He contributed to the Gentleman's Magazine under the pseudonym Crito, was a well-known poet, and wrote in 1754 a celebration of British women poets, the Feminead. He died and was buried at Canterbury.

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