BAYLY, THOMAS HAYNES (1797-1839), English pop ular song-writer and dramatist, was born at Bath on Oct. 13, He was educated at Winchester and at St. Mary Hall, Oxford. In 1824 he became famous with the popular song "I'd be a butterfly," which he followed up with "We met--'twas in a crowd," "She wore a wreath of roses," "Oh, no, we never mention her," and other ditties. He set some of his songs to music him self ; a well-known example is "Gaily the troubadour." Bayly also wrote two novels, The Aylmers and A Legend of Killarney, and numerous plays. His most successful dramatic piece was Perfection, which was produced by Madame Vestris and received high praise from Lord Chesterfield. Bayly died on April 22, 1$39.
His Collected Works (1844) contain a memoir by his wife.