Record Number: 6704
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'At home all day. On reading Derham's notes on Boyle's lectures I find he says that Mr Boyle demonstrates that so slender a wire may be drawn from gold that from once ounce of gold a wire may be drawn 777,600 feet in length or 155 miles and a half. In the even Tho. Davy here and supped with us and stayed until 11 o'clock but drunk nothing, only 1 pint of mild beer. We read Smart's poems on immensity, omniscience and power.'
Century:1700-1799
Date:25 Dec 1755
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: East Hoathly
county: Sussex
location in dwelling: home
(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:Male
Date of Birth:9 Jun 1729
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:shopkeeper
Religion:Church of England
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
read with Thomas Davy, I'm not sure if listener or reader
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:On the power of the Supreme Being: a poetical essay
Genre:Other religious, Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details1754
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:6704
Source:Thomas Turner
Editor:David Vaisey
Title:The Diary of Thomas Turner
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1984
Vol:n/a
Page:19
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Thomas Turner, David Vaisey (ed.), The Diary of Thomas Turner (Oxford, 1984), p. 19, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=6704, accessed: 29 March 2024
Additional Comments:
None