Record Number: 22692
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
Timen/a
Place:other location: Hampton
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: 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
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[verses to a wife, about a penknife]
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Manuscript: Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceread in situ
read at Hampton
Source Information:
Record ID:22692
Source: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: 02 October 2023
Additional Comments:
possibly by Garrick?