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Hester Lynch Salusbury
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: Life of Cervantes
'My Father had made me translate the Life of Cervantes prefixed to Don Quixote from the Spanish by way of exercise when I was learning that Language in December 1756 or January 1757 I forget which'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Hester Lynch Salusbury Print: Book
Dr Parker : 'To Miss Salusbury'
'[having given the text of Parker's poem 'To Miss Salusbury', Mrs Thrale writes] For a long Time I believed this Conceit original; but it is not - There is an old Greek Epigram on Dercylis only of two Lines which the Doctor has here spun into Length. Vide Anthol: Lib: 7.2 & there is some account of it too in Bouhours'.
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Hester Lynch Salusbury Manuscript: Unknown
John Milton :
'[when Mrs Thrale was a child] The Duchess of Leeds likewise took an odd Delight in my excellent company, used to send her chair for me & set me to read Milton I remember sometimes to Lord Godolphin sometimes to Mr Garrick who used often to be there & Mr Quin'.
