| Evidence: | '[Mr Pepys] is admirably described by the same Words with which Menage describes Mr de Costar; C'est (dit il), le Galant le plus Pedant, et le Pedant le plus galant qu'on puisse voir. His verses on Mrs Greville and Mrs Crewe I think are very [italics] smart [end italics] ones, and have a Turn remarkably elegant at the End'. [she gives the verses] |
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| Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Until: 30 Jun 1777 | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Hester Lynch Thrale |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | 27 Jan 1741 |
| Socio-economic group: | Gentry |
| Occupation: | n/a |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | Wales |
| Country of experience: | n/a |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Gilles Menage |
| Title: | Menagiana |
| Genre: | Autobiog / Diary |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 22527 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Hester Lynch Thrale | |
| Editor: | Katharine C. Balderston | |
| Title: | Thraliana | |
| Place of Publication: | Oxford | |
| Date of Publication: | 1951 | |
| Vol: | I | |
| Page: | 57 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Hester Lynch Thrale, Katharine C. Balderston (ed.), Thraliana (Oxford, 1951), I, p. 57, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=22527, accessed: 24 April 2024 | |
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