Evidence: | 'He had dined that day [30th May 1784] at Mr. Hoole's, and Miss Helen Maria Williams being expected in the evening, Mr. Hoole put into his hands her beautiful "Ode on the Peace": Johnson read it over, and when this elegant and accomplished young lady was presented to him, he took her by the hand in the most courteous manner, and repeated the finest stanza of her poem; this was the most delicate and pleasing compliment he could pay.' |
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Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
Date: | 30 May 1784 | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | afternoon: after dinner | ||||||||||
Place: | other location: Mrs Hoole's home | ||||||||||
Type of Experience (Reader): |
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Type of Experience (Listener): |
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Reader: | Samuel Johnson |
Age | Adult (18-100+) |
Gender | Male |
Date of Birth | 18 Sep 1709 |
Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
Occupation: | writer |
Religion: | Anglican |
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: | Helen Maria Williams |
Title: | Ode on the Peace, An |
Genre: | Poetry |
Form of Text: | Print: Unknown |
Publication details: | published 1783 |
Provenance: | read in situ shown by Mrs Hoole |
Record ID: | 22298 | |
Source - | ||
Author: | James Boswell | |
Editor: | R.W. Chapman | |
Title: | Life of Johnson | |
Place of Publication: | Oxford | |
Date of Publication: | 1980 | |
Vol: | n/a | |
Page: | 1283-4 | |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Citation: | James Boswell, R.W. Chapman (ed.), Life of Johnson (Oxford, 1980), p. 1283-4, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=22298, accessed: 28 March 2024 |
Originally published 1791. |
Reading Experience Database version 2.0. Page updated: 27th Apr 2016 3:15pm (GMT)