| Evidence: | 'On Saturday, April 25, I dined with him at Sir Joshua Reynolds's, with the learned Dr. Musgrave, Counsellor Leland of Ireland, son to the historian, Mrs. Cholmondeley, and some more ladies. "The Project", a new poem, was read to the company by Dr. Musgrave. JOHNSON. "Sir, it has no power. Were it not for the well-known names with which it is filled, it would be nothing: the names carry the poet, not the poet the names." MUSGRAVE. "A temporary poem always entertains us". JOHNSON. "So does an account of the criminals hanged yesterday entertain us".'
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| Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 25 Apr 1778 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | daytime: dinnertime | ||||||||||
| Place: | other location: home of Sir Joshua Reynolds | ||||||||||
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| Listener: | Samuel Johnson |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 18 Sep 1709 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | writer |
| Religion: | Anglican |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
Boswell, Counsellor Leland, Reynolds, Mrs cholmondeley, other ladies |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Richard Tickell |
| Title: | Project, The |
| Genre: | Poetry |
| Form of Text: | Print: Unknown |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 21940 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | James Boswell | |
| Editor: | R.W. Chapman | |
| Title: | Life of Johnson | |
| Place of Publication: | Oxford | |
| Date of Publication: | 1980 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 967 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | James Boswell, R.W. Chapman (ed.), Life of Johnson (Oxford, 1980), p. 967, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=21940, accessed: 24 April 2024 | |
| Originally published 1791. Read by Dr Musgrave. |
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