| Evidence: | 'Besides their own Family we met Mr Jerningham, the Poet. I have lately been reading his poems,- if [italics] his [close italics] they may be called, for he never writes 3 lines following of which one is not borrowed,-he has not a thought, a phrase, an [italics] epithet [close italics] that is not palpably stolen!- He seems a mighty delicate Gentleman, - he looks to be [italics] painted, [close italics] & is all daintification, in manner, speech and Dress.' |
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| Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Jan 1780 and 29 Apr 1780 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Frances Burney |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | Jun 1752 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | writer |
| Religion: | Christian |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Jerningham |
| Title: | 'Poems on Various Subjects' or 'Fugitive Poetical Pieces' or poems separately published. |
| Genre: | Poetry |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | 1778 |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 10268 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Fanny Burney | |
| Editor: | Betty Rizzo | |
| Title: | The Early Journals and Letters of Fanny Burney | |
| Place of Publication: | London: Oxford University Press | |
| Date of Publication: | 2003 | |
| Vol: | IV | |
| Page: | 82 | |
| Additional comments: | Letter to Susanna Elizabeth Burney from Fanny Burney dated 29 April [1780], from Bath |
| Citation: | Fanny Burney, Betty Rizzo (ed.), The Early Journals and Letters of Fanny Burney (London: Oxford University Press, 2003), IV, p. 82, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=10268, accessed: 24 September 2023 | |
| met him in Bath |
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