| Evidence: | '[at a gathering on the Isle of Wight] it fell to Paterson's Share [in a rhyming contest] it seems to celebrate Kitty Parker, then a reigning Beauty: he promised not to leave the Room, nor even the Table but insisted on Pen and Ink which was granted, & in less than half an hour he read the following verses to the Company' [the verses are given]
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| Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Until: 30 Apr 1778 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | other location: Home of Mr Fitzmaurice; Isle of Wight | ||||||||||
| Type of Experience (Reader): |
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| Reader: | Mr Paterson |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | n/a |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | n/a |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | n/a |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
an assembled company |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Mr Paterson |
| Title: | [verses written to Kitty Parker] |
| Genre: | Poetry |
| Form of Text: | Manuscript: Unknown |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 22852 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Hester Lynch Thrale | |
| Editor: | Katharine C. Balderston | |
| Title: | Thraliana | |
| Place of Publication: | Oxford | |
| Date of Publication: | 1951 | |
| Vol: | I | |
| Page: | 268-9 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Hester Lynch Thrale, Katharine C. Balderston (ed.), Thraliana (Oxford, 1951), I, p. 268-9, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=22852, accessed: 30 April 2024 | |
| Paterson was 72 at the time |
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