Barnes, Joshua, 1654-1712
Variant namesJoshua Barnes (1654-1712) was a poet and classicist, latterly professor of Greek at Oxford University. Henry St. John (1678-1751) was a statesman who later became Viscount Bolingbroke. For fuller details of both men's lives and achievements see the Dictionary of National Biography.
From the guide to the Prose and verse essay in praise of wine, dedicated to Henry St. John, later Viscount Bolingbroke, by Joshua Barnes, 1708, (Leeds University Library)
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| creatorOf | Prose and verse essay in praise of wine, dedicated to Henry St. John, later Viscount Bolingbroke, by Joshua Barnes, 1708 | GB 206 Leeds University Library | |
| referencedIn | Boswell's Life of Johnson : including Boswell's Journal of a tour to the Hebrides and Johnson's Diary of a journey into North Wales, edited by George Birkbeck Hill, extra-illustrated, 1464-1897 (inclusive), 1724-1874 (bulk). | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Barnes, Joshua, 1654-1712. Prose and verse essay in praise of wine, dedicated to Henry St. John, later Viscount Bolingbroke, by Joshua Barnes. | Brotherton Library, University of Leeds | |
| referencedIn | [Collection of verse], [late 17th and early 18th century]. | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | [Commonplace book], [late 17th century]. | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library |
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| associatedWith | Bolingbroke, Henry St. John, Viscount, 1678-1751. | person |
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Birth 1654-01-10
Death 1712-08-03
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