| Evidence: | [reported speech of Jonathan Swift] 'In the first Place, Mr [italics] Pilkington [end italics], she had the Insolence this Morning, not only to desire to read the Writings of the most celebrated Genius's of the Age, in which I indulged her; but she must also, forsooth, pretend to praise or censure them as if she knew something of the matter; indeed her Remarks were not much amiss, considering they were guess Work; but this Letter here of Mr [italics] Pope[end italics]'s she has absolutely condemned. Read it' (he did so)' |
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| Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
| Date: | From: 30 Nov 1729 | ||||||||||
| Country: | Ireland | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Dublin | ||||||||||
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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: | Ireland |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Alexander Pope |
| Title: | [letter to Swift] |
| Genre: | Unknown |
| Form of Text: | Manuscript: Letter |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | read in situ read at Swift's Deanery |
| Record ID: | 19846 | |
| 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: | 37 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Laetitia Pilkington, A.C. Elias (ed.), Memoirs of Laetitia Pilkington (Athens GA, 1997), I, p. 37, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=19846, accessed: 20 April 2024 | |
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