| Evidence: | Mary Delany to Samuel Richardson, 16 August 1751:
'I am now reading Dr Young's Night Thoughts, and can hardly forbear sending him a rapture of thanks for the entertainment and delight they give me, and above all for raising my mind so much above [italics]This poor terrestrial citadel of man[end italics].' |
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| Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Aug 1751 and 16 Aug 1751 | ||||||||||
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| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Mary Delany |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | 1700 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | Artist |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | n/a |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Edward Young |
| Title: | Night Thoughts |
| Genre: | Other religious, Poetry, Philosophy |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 28387 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | n/a | |
| Editor: | Anna Laetitia Barbauld | |
| Title: | Correspondence of Samuel Richardson [...] Selected from the original manuscripts, bequeathed by him to his family | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1804 | |
| Vol: | 4 | |
| Page: | 48 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Anna Laetitia Barbauld (ed.), Correspondence of Samuel Richardson [...] Selected from the original manuscripts, bequeathed by him to his family (London, 1804), 4, p. 48, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=28387, accessed: 26 April 2024 | |
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