| Evidence: | [LP gives the text of a poem 'To Mr Cibber'] 'I sent these Lines to my dear Gentleman, who presently came to me, as I was once more in his Neighbourhood, - and in his cheerful Way, said, "Faith, Child, you have praised me so, that I think, it is the least I can do to make you eat for a Fortnight"; - so he gave me three Guineas'. |
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| Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
| Date: | From: 1 Jan 1743 | ||||||||||
| 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: | n/a |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Laetitia Pilkington |
| Title: | To Mr Cibber |
| Genre: | Poetry |
| Form of Text: | Manuscript: Unknown |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | owned sentg to him by LP |
| Record ID: | 19928 | |
| 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: | 211 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Laetitia Pilkington, A.C. Elias (ed.), Memoirs of Laetitia Pilkington (Athens GA, 1997), I, p. 211, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=19928, accessed: 29 April 2024 | |
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