Reading Experience Database
1450-1945

Listing for Reader: Colley Cibber

 

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Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
1700-1799'The Persons who have seen [the manuscript of "Clarissa"], and whom I could not deny, are Dr Heylin, and his Lady, bot...Colley Cibber Samuel RichardsonClarissaManuscript: Unknown, early MS version
1700-1799[LP reproduces her lengthy poem 'To Mr Cibber'] 'This met with a very favourable Reception, and Mr [italics] Cibber [e...Colley Cibber Laetitia PilkingtonTo Mr CibberManuscript: Unknown
1700-1799[LP reproduces her poem 'To the Right Hon. Henry Pelham, Esq.] 'I shewed these lines to Mr [italics] Cibber [end itali...Colley Cibber Laetitia PilkingtonTo the Right Hon. Henry Pelham, Esq.Manuscript: Unknown
1700-1799[LP reproduces her poem 'To Colley Cibber, Esq.] 'Mr [italics] Cibber [end italics] received these Lines with his usua...Colley Cibber Laetitia PilkingtonTo Colley Cibber, EsqManuscript: Unknown
1700-1799[LP recounts her first meeting with Colley Cibber] '"Sit down", said he, "be less ceremonious to be better bred; come,...Colley Cibber Laetitia PilkingtonSorrowManuscript: Unknown
1700-1799'Every Poem, as I occasionally introduced them, he [Colley Cibber] made me give him a Copy of, and communicated them t...Colley Cibber Laetitia Pilkington[Poems]Manuscript: Unknown
1700-1799[On New Year's Day, 1743, LP published verses in the 'Gazette' in honour of Colley Cibber] 'My dear old Friend was ple...Colley Cibber Laetitia PilkingtonTo Colley Cibber, esq.Print: Newspaper
1700-1799[LP gives the text of a poem 'To Mr Cibber'] 'I sent these Lines to my dear Gentleman, who presently came to me, as I ...Colley Cibber Laetitia PilkingtonTo Mr CibberManuscript: Unknown
1700-1799'However, at all Hazards, I'll venture to stand the Test of publishing the Following, because Mr [italics] Cibber [end...Colley Cibber Laetitia PilkingtonRoman Father, The; A TragedyManuscript: Unknown
1700-1799[LP wrote a poem 'To his Excellency the Earl of Chesterfield'] 'just as I had finished this poem, [italics] Worsdale c...Colley Cibber Laetitia PilkingtonTo his Excellency the Earl of ChesterfieldManuscript: Unknown
1700-1799[LP went to visit Colley Cibber] 'and met, according to Custom, a very kind Reception: For his Friendship to me was in...Colley Cibber Laetitia PilkingtonTo Mr CibberManuscript: Unknown
1700-1799[LP went to visit Colley Cibber] 'and met, according to Custom, a very kind Reception: For his Friendship to me was in...Colley Cibber Colley CibberCharacter and Conduct of Cicero Considered Manuscript: Unknown
1700-1799'Boswell. "You have read his [Cibber's] apology, Sir ?" Johnson. "Yes, it is very entertaining. But as for Cibber hims...Colley Cibber Colley Cibber[an ode]Manuscript: Unknown
1700-1799'[Johnson said] 'Colley Cibber once consulted me as to one of his birth-day Odes, a long time before it was wanted. I ...Colley Cibber Colley Cibber[birthday Ode]Manuscript: Unknown
1700-1799Colley Cibber to Samuel Richardson, 30 March 1748 [comments in detail, with page references, on passages in latest ...Colley Cibber Samuel RichardsonClarissa (volume 3)Print: Book
1700-1799Colley Cibber to Samuel Richardson, 6 June 1753, following visit to Richardson on 3 June 1753: 'The delicious meal ...Colley Cibber Samuel RichardsonSir Charles GrandisonUnknown
1700-1799Colley Cibber to Samuel Richardson, 27 May 1750: 'I have just finished the sheets [of Clarissa] you favoured me wit...Colley Cibber Samuel RichardsonClarissaUnknown

 

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