| Evidence: | 'And so to dinner alone, having since church-time heard my boy read over Dryden's reply to Sir R Howard's answer about his "Essay of Poesy" - and a letter in answer to that, the last whereof is mighty silly in behalf of Howard.' |
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| Century: | 1600-1699 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 20 Sep 1668 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | daytime | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: London location in dwelling: at the home of Samuel Pepys |
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| Reader: | anon |
| Age | Unknown |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | n/a |
| Socio-economic group: | Servant |
| Occupation: | servant in the household of Samuel Pepys |
| Religion: | Church of England |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
Samuel Pepys |
| Additional comments: | servant to Samuel Pepys |
| Author: | John Dryden |
| Title: | A defence of an essay |
| Genre: | Drama, Essays / Criticism, Poetry |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | 1668 |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 14937 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Samuel Pepys | |
| Editor: | Robert Latham | |
| Title: | The diary of Samuel Pepys | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1970 | |
| Vol: | 8 | |
| Page: | 311 | |
| Additional comments: | Co-editor William Matthews |
| Citation: | Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys (London, 1970), 8, p. 311, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=14937, accessed: 18 April 2024 | |
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