| Evidence: | 'I must own that Virgil's "Envy" and Spenser's "Cave of Error" are my aversion, as well as some other most exquisitely disgusting allegories. Our own Milton, I think, always keeps clear of this fault, and I cannot believe, in spite of Mr. Maturin, and Mr. Wilson, and Lord Byron, that it is true taste which tolerates it.' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Until: 11 Oct 1822 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Eleanor Anne Porden |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | 14 Jul 1795 |
| Socio-economic group: | Gentry |
| Occupation: | Author |
| Religion: | Church of England |
| 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: | Edmund Spenser |
| Title: | The Faerie Queene |
| Genre: | Poetry |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 16637 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | A.G. L'Estrange | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | The Friendships of Mary Russell Mitford | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1882 | |
| Vol: | 1 | |
| Page: | 131 | |
| Additional comments: | Letter from Miss Porden to Miss Mitford, Mortlake, October 11, 1822 |
| Citation: | A.G. L'Estrange, The Friendships of Mary Russell Mitford (London, 1882), 1, p. 131, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=16637, accessed: 20 April 2024 | |
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