Evidence: | 'It was about this time that I first met with Milton's "Paradise Lost", in a thick volume with engravings and copious notes, probably a copy of Bishop Newton's edition of that noble poem. I found it, however, little better than "a sealed book". Its versification puzzled me, while the loftiness of its subjects confused my understanding.' |
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Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
Date: | Between 5 Jul 1792 and 31 Dec 1799 | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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Reader: | Thomas Carter |
Age | Child (0-17) |
Gender | Male |
Date of Birth | 5 Jul 1792 |
Socio-economic group: | Labourer (non-agricultural) |
Occupation: | Son of soldier |
Religion: | n/a |
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: | John Milton |
Title: | Paradise Lost |
Genre: | Poetry, Philosophy |
Form of Text: | Print: Book |
Publication details: | Probably referring to Bishop Newton's annotated edition of 1778. |
Provenance: | borrowed (private library) |
Record ID: | 7393 | |
Source - | ||
Author: | Thomas Carter | |
Editor: | n/a | |
Title: | Memoirs of a Working Man | |
Place of Publication: | London | |
Date of Publication: | 1845 | |
Vol: | n/a | |
Page: | 41 | |
Additional comments: | Late 1790s. |
Citation: | Thomas Carter, Memoirs of a Working Man (London, 1845), p. 41, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=7393, accessed: 28 March 2024 |
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