Evidence: | '[Pilkington reproduces her poem 'The Petition of the Birds', written for her fiance] This little poetical Essay met with more Applause than it really merited, on Account of my Youth, and was extremely acceptable to Mr [italics] Pilkington [end italics], who with the Raptures of an enamour'd Bridegroom, read it to every Person whom he thought possesst of Taste or Genius'. |
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Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
Date: | Between 1 Jan 1725 and 31 May 1725 | ||||||||||
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Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
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Reader: | Matthew Pilkington |
Age | Adult (18-100+) |
Gender | Male |
Date of Birth | 1701 |
Socio-economic group: | Clergy (includes all denominations) |
Occupation: | clergyman |
Religion: | Anglican |
Country of origin: | Ireland |
Country of experience: | n/a |
Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
various listeners |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Author: | Laetitia Van Lewen |
Title: | Petition of the Birds, The |
Genre: | Poetry |
Form of Text: | Manuscript: Unknown |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | owned |
Record ID: | 19838 | |
Source - | ||
Author: | Laetitia Pilkington | |
Editor: | A.C. Elias | |
Title: | Memoirs of Laetitia Pilkington | |
Place of Publication: | Athens GA | |
Date of Publication: | 1997 | |
Vol: | I | |
Page: | 22 | |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Citation: | Laetitia Pilkington, A.C. Elias (ed.), Memoirs of Laetitia Pilkington (Athens GA, 1997), I, p. 22, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=19838, accessed: 28 March 2024 |
Laetitia Van Lewen was later Mrs Pilkington. |
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