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William Jackson

 

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William Jackson : Thirty letters on various subjects

'To amuse ourselves at the inns on this road we brought with us Jackson's "30 Letters" & Moritz's "Travels in England" (both in our Society) but having finish'd the latter (w'ch John was now reading) & Mrs M being reading the other, I got Mrs Radcliffe's novel of the "Sicilian Romance" from the Library there, which I this day began reading & was much pleased with.'

Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: Elizabeth Marsh      Print: Book

  

William Jackson of Exeter : The four ages; together with essays on various subjects

'Read Jackson's (of Exeter) "Four Ages". He inverts the usual order; and promises halycon days, from the improvement of every art and every science, in the golden age to which we are rapidly advancing...'

Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: Thomas Green      Print: Book

 

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