| Evidence: | "Bacon & Newton would prescribe ways of making the world heavier to me, & Pitt would prescribe distress for a Medical potion;" in same letter he talks about Mr Hayley's library being nearly finished. Letter to Thomas Butts. Letter 31. 11th September 1801. |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | unknown | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
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| Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | William Blake |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 28 Nov 1757 |
| Socio-economic group: | Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder |
| Occupation: | Engraver and Poet |
| Religion: | non-Conformist |
| 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: | Francis Bacon |
| Title: | n/a |
| Genre: | Philosophy, Education |
| Form of Text: | Unknown |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 13789 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | William Blake | |
| Editor: | Geoffrey Keynes | |
| Title: | The Letters of William Blake: with related documents | |
| Place of Publication: | Oxford | |
| Date of Publication: | 1980 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 34 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | William Blake, Geoffrey Keynes (ed.), The Letters of William Blake: with related documents (Oxford, 1980), p. 34, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=13789, accessed: 26 April 2024 | |
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