| Evidence: | 'This day made an end of instructing Miss Day. Read part of "The Spectator"; prodigiously admire the beauties pointed out in the eighth book of Milton's "Paradise Lost" by "The Spectator's" criticism wherein is beautifully expressed Adam's conference with the Almighty, and likewise his distress on losing sight of the phantom in his dream, and his joy in finding it a real creature when awake.' |
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| Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 26 Jun 1754 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: East Hoathly county: Sussex |
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| Reader: | Thomas Turner |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 9 Jun 1729 |
| Socio-economic group: | Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder |
| Occupation: | shopkeeper |
| Religion: | Church of England |
| 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: | |
| Title: | The Spectator |
| Genre: | Essays / Criticism |
| Form of Text: | Print: Serial / periodical |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 6122 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Thomas Turner | |
| Editor: | David Vaisey | |
| Title: | The Diary of Thomas Turner | |
| Place of Publication: | Oxford | |
| Date of Publication: | 1984 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 3 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Thomas Turner, David Vaisey (ed.), The Diary of Thomas Turner (Oxford, 1984), p. 3, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=6122, accessed: 02 June 2023 | |
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