Record Number: 22692

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'I saw there [at Hampton] likewise a sweet pretty little Copy of Verses from a Gentleman to his Wife on the Subject of his giving her an elegant Penknife as a Present. I was not permitted to write it out, & can remember the two first Lines only'. [these are given]

Century:

1700-1799

Date:

Until: 30 Sep 1777

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

other location: Hampton

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

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:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

nee Salusbury

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

[verses to a wife, about a penknife]

Genre:

Poetry

Form of Text:

Manuscript: Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

read in situ
read at Hampton

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Source Information:

Record ID:

22692

Source:

Print

Author:

Hester Lynch Thrale

Editor:

Katharine C. Balderston

Title:

Thraliana

Place of Publication:

Oxford

Date of Publication:

1951

Vol:

I

Page:

125

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Hester Lynch Thrale, Katharine C. Balderston (ed.), Thraliana (Oxford, 1951), I, p. 125, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=22692, accessed: 23 March 2023

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Additional Comments:

possibly by Garrick?