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John Nichols : Biographical and Literary Anecdotes of W Bowyer
'The anecdotes of Bowyer is to me a very entertaining book, I intend to read it through. I was much pleased with the following epigram by Sr Mr Brown "The king to Oxford sent a [?] horse/for Tories own no argument but force [13 lines of verse] [...]" The following anecdote is related of David Papillon [...] [page long extract].'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Joseph Hunter Print: Book
John Nichols : Biographical and Literary Anecdotes of W Bowyer
'The following story is taken from p 248 of the anecdotes of Bowyer. Among the innumerable stories that are told of him [Dr Brown Willis] [...] [1 1/2 page story].'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Joseph Hunter Print: Book
John Nichols : A Select Collection of Poems; with notes (Vol IV)
'Went to the library. Saw in Volume 4th of Nichol's "Select Collections of Poems" a poetical account of the monuments in Westminster Abbey, written with a considerable degree of humour.'
