| Evidence: | 'Took the "Spirit of the Journals" to the Chapel Library [...] there are no less than 101 Epigrams on Messrs Pitt & Dundas going drunk to the House of Commons on the night of his majesty's message [of] war with France ...Many of which are very poor. These epigrams, Marat, an Epilogue ... & the Orgies of Bachus may be reckoned amongst the least happy articles in this volume.' |
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| Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 28 Sep 1798 and 30 Sep 1798 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Sheffield location in dwelling: home |
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| Reader: | Joseph Hunter |
| Age | Child (0-17) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 6 Feb 1783 |
| Socio-economic group: | Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder |
| Occupation: | Apprentice working at a Sheffield warehouse. Son of a Sheffield Manufacturer. |
| Religion: | Presbyterian |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | [unknown] |
| Title: | The Spirit of the Public Journals for 1797 [series |
| Genre: | Fiction, Poetry, Miscellany / Anthology |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | borrowed (other) |
| Record ID: | 10852 | |
| Source - | Manuscript | |
| Author: | Joseph Hunter | |
| Title: | Journal | |
| Location: | British Library | |
| Call no: | Add 24, 879 | |
| Page/folio: | 34 |
| Citation: | Joseph Hunter, Journal British Library, p. Add 24, 879, p. 34, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=10852, accessed: 23 May 2013 | |
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