| Evidence: | '[Dr Johnson] used to mention Harry Fielding's behaviour to her [his sister Sarah] as a melancholy instance of narrowness; while she read only English Books, and made English Verses it seems, he fondled her Fancy, & encourag'd her Genius, but as soon [as] he perceived She once read Virgil, Farewell to Fondness...' |
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| Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Jan 1740 and 1 Jan 1760 | ||||||||||
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| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Sarah Fielding |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | 8 Nov 1710 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | writer |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | n/a |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Virgil |
| Title: | n/a |
| Genre: | Classics, Poetry |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | in Latin |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 22580 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Hester Lynch Thrale | |
| Editor: | Katharine C. Balderston | |
| Title: | Thraliana | |
| Place of Publication: | Oxford | |
| Date of Publication: | 1951 | |
| Vol: | I | |
| Page: | 79 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Hester Lynch Thrale, Katharine C. Balderston (ed.), Thraliana (Oxford, 1951), I, p. 79, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=22580, accessed: 19 April 2024 | |
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