| Evidence: | 'Every Poem, as I occasionally introduced them, he [Colley Cibber] made me give him a Copy of, and communicated them to the Earl of [italics] Chesterfield [end italics], who positively insisted on it, that I must understand [italics] Greek [end italics], and [italics] Latin [end italics], otherwise I never could write [italics] English [end italics] so well.' |
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| Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Until: 31 Dec 1748 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: London | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Colley Cibber |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 11 Jun 1671 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | writer |
| Religion: | n/a |
| 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: | Laetitia Pilkington |
| Title: | [Poems] |
| Genre: | Poetry |
| Form of Text: | Manuscript: Unknown |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | owned copies given by L. Pilkington |
| Record ID: | 19904 | |
| 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: | 160 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Laetitia Pilkington, A.C. Elias (ed.), Memoirs of Laetitia Pilkington (Athens GA, 1997), I, p. 160, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=19904, accessed: 29 April 2024 | |
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