The life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. : including a journal of a tour to theHebrides, extra-illustrated, 1711-1834 (inclusive).

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The life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. : including a journal of a tour to the Hebrides, extra-illustrated, 1711-1834 (inclusive).

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The life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. : including a journal of a tour to theHebrides, extra-illustrated, 1711-1834 (inclusive).

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Abstract

Printed books with hundreds of inserted manuscripts and prints relating to thetext, compiled by collector William Upcott.

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10 volumes (1.3 linear ft.)

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Houghton Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6384875

Houghton Library

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Cadell & Davies.

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Boswell, James, 1740-1795

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James Boswell (1740-1795) was the author of one of the most influential biographies in the English language, The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. He also wrote two successful travel books: An Account of Corsica, and The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides. He worked intermittently as a lawyer, and in 1782 succeeded his father as Laird of Auchinleck in Scotland. From the description of James Boswell letters, 1762-1795. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612839330 Boswell wa...

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Epithet: MP for Appleby British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000680.0x000073 Politician and author. See "Dictionary of National Biography", v. 12, p. 338-339. From the description of Book and letter [manuscript]. 1772-1792. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225849245 ...

Dodsley, James, 1724-1797

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Thomas Leland.

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Carlisle, Frederick Howard, earl of, 1748-1825

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British public official. From the description of Papers of Frederick Howard, Earl of Carlisle, 1778-1783. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81260354 From the description of Orders of Frederick Howard, Earl of Carlisle, 1778. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79452791 ...

James Beattie.

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Allan Ramsay.

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Mr. Lysons.

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Epithet: chandler British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001030.0x000199 Epithet: Colonel British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001030.0x00019a James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, was an eighteenth century Scottish judge, scholar of linguistic evolution and philosopher. Part of the Scottish Enlightenment, he lived in Edinburgh but was well-conne...

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Windham, William, 1750-1810

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Douglas, John, 1721-1807

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Hannah More, one of five sisters, taught at her family's school in Bristol, England. She became prominent in London's Bluestocking circle from 1774 onward, and was also a friend of Samuel Johnson. Her work soon moved from poetry and drama to the production of numerous popular religious books and tracts. In 1789, she moved to Mendip, Somerset, where she and her sister Patty founded several schools. In 1801, she and her sisters moved to the Barley Wood estate in nearby Wrington. From t...

Hawkins, John, 1719-1789

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English music historian, antiquarian, and attorney. From the description of Letter signed, with an autograph postscript, dated : [n.p., London?] Feb. 16 1782, to Mr. [John] Langshaw, organist in Lancaster, 1782 Feb. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270665512 Epithet: writer on music history British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000411.0x00009b ...

Harris, James, 1709-1780

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James Harris, English philosopher and musical patron. He is best remembered for his Hermes, or, A Philosophical Inquiry Concerning Universal Grammar (1751). From the description of James Harris manuscript material : 2 items, 1743-1765 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 300092941 ...

La Trobe, Benjamin, 1725-1786

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English preacher and Moravian leader (born 1725 or 1728). From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to "your Ladyship", 1777 July 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270871202 ...

Rose, George, 1744-1818

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English statesman. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London], to Sir Philip Francis, 1811 Oct. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270657572 British statesman. From the description of Autograph letter signed : to Richard Burke, 1784 Mar. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270657568 Secretary to the Treasury. From the description of Secretarial copy of a letter : [London], to John King, 1793 July 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record i...

Towers, Joseph, 1737-1799

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Society for the Encouragement of Learning

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Watson, Richard, 1737-1816

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Mr. Holt

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Rivington, James, 1724-1802

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Birch, Wyrley

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Ogilvie, John, 1732-1813

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Oxford, Robert Harley, earl of, 1661-1724

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British statesman. Robert Harley was born in London, England. He became a lawyer, and a Whig MP in 1689. In 1701 he was elected Speaker, and in 1704 became secretary of state. Shortly after, he became sympathetic to the Tories, and from 1708 worked to undermine the power of the Whigs. In 1710 Godolphin was dismissed, and Harley made Chancellor of the Exchequer, head of the government, and in 1711 Earl of Oxford and Lord High Treasurer. The principal act of his administra...

F. (Francis) Wingrave

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Graves, Richard, 1715-1804

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Orme, Robert, 1728-1801

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Mr. Birch.

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Dodsley, James, 1724-1797

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Cadell, Thomas

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Epithet: uncle (?) of T Cadell, the elder British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000755.0x0000b3 Epithet: Publisher British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000755.0x0000b0 Epithet: of Bristol, tailor British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_1...

Macclesfield, George Parker, Earl of, 1697-1764

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English astronomer. From the description of Signature on franked envelope : to the Rev. Doct. Niblet, Vice-Chancellor of Oxford, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270609558 ...

Knapton, Paul, fl. 1735-1770

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Neville, George

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Devonshire, William Cavendish, Duke of, 1720-1764

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Thomas, à Becket, Saint, 1118?-1170

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Palmerston, Henry Temple, Viscount, 1739-1802

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w62n5cw3 (person)

Henry Temple, second Viscount Palmerston (1739-1802), was a politician and traveller. He took his seat in the Irish House of Lords in 1761, but never spoke. In 1762 he was elected for the Cornish pocket borough of East Looe, but was only a very occasional speaker, preferring foreign travel to political duty. He was presented to the French royal family at Versailles in 1762, and in 1763 took a grand tour of Europe, where he met John Wilkes and Voltaire. He returned to his house, Broadlands, in Ha...

Sir Henry? Johnson.

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Dempster, George, 1732-1818

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6sn0vxz (person)

George Dempster of Dunnichen was born in Edinburgh in 1732, the grandson and namesake of a prosperous merchant and banker. He was educated at the University of St. Andrew and received legal training at the University of Edinburgh, becoming a member of the Faculty of Advocates in 1775 at the young age of 23. With his wealth, education and social standing, Dempster moved easily into the brilliant circle of Scottish Renaissance philosophers and literai that included David Hume, William Robinson, Ja...

Stuart, Daniel, 1766-1846

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w68k7n31 (person)

Daniel Stuart served in the Mexican War of Liberation under Generals Mina and Guerrero. From the description of Petition, 1823 Nov 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702130234 English journalist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to Samuel Taylor COleridge, 1802 Sept. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270574943 From the description of Autograph letter signed with initials : [n.p.], to Samuel Taylor Coleridge, ca. 1802?. (Unknown)....

Bowyer, William, 1699-1777

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William Bowyer (1699-1777) was the only son of printer William Bowyer (1663-1737). He studied as a sizar at St. John's College, Cambridge, but did not take a degree. Bowyer was printer for the Royal Society and printed votes for the House of Commons as well as some of his own works. From the description of William Bowyer papers, 1674-1874. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702146577 Epithet: the younger, printer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : P...

Donaldson, Alexander, -1794

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James, R. (Robert), 1703?-1776.

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Parker, Sackville, 1707-1796

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Robert Adam?

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Lucian, of Samosata

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Vyse, William, 1741 or 2-1816.

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Mackintosh, James, Sir, 1765-1832

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Sir James Mackintosh, Irish political writer and politician. From the description of Sir James Mackintosh manuscript material : 15 items, 1799-1825 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 654853220 From the guide to the Sir James Mackintosh manuscript material : 18 items, 1799-1826, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) Epithet: MP British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Desc...

Buchan, David Stewart Erskine, Earl of, 1742-1829

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6hm579h (person)

Historian, artist, scholar. From the description of Autograph note with a sketch : to Lady Anne Hamilton. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270614608 From the description of Autograph letter : to "Urania" (Lady Anne Hamilton), not dated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270614598 From the description of Autograph memorandum to accompany Col. Erskine of Mar's letter. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270614595 From the description of Autograph letter signed : to Lad...

William Fitzherbert

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6qq0g1t (person)

Society of the Friends of the People (Great Britain)

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The Society of the Friends of the People was a political society formed at the Freemason's Tavern in 1792. From the description of Declaration or manifesto, 1792 Apr 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702185416 ...

Robert Spencer.

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Dilly, Charles, 1739-1807

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Charles Dilly was apprenticed to his brother Edward Dilly (1732-1779) as a bookseller in 1756 and joined the firm in 1764 and worked jointly with Edward until his death in 1779. Charles continued in the trade until he sold the firm to Joseph Mawman in 1800. From the description of [Letter] 1795 Oct. 7, London [to] Mr. Young, Philadelphia / C. Dilly. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 191958952 ...

Charles Dilly

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Henry, Robert, 1718-1790

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Scottish historian. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Edinburgh, to T. Cadell, 1783 Jan. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270467788 Epithet: Captain; Royal Marine Artillery British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000390.0x000375 ...

George Robinson & Co.

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Hardwicke, Philip Yorke, Earl of, 1690-1764

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Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke (1690-1764) was a judge who served for many years as Lord Chancellor of England. From the description of Hardwicke collection, ca. 1500-1900. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122314076 From the guide to the Hardwicke collection, ca. 1500-1900, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

Upcott, William, 1779-1845

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Epithet: of Collumpton British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000506.0x000155 Upcott was a British antiquarian and collector. From the description of Johnsoniana, or supplement to Boswell : scrapbook, ca.1750-1836. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77584551 From the guide to the William Upcott scrapbook of Johnsoniana, or supplement to Boswell, ca.1750-1836., (Houghton Library, Harvard Col...

Hill, John, 1714?-1775

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Author. John Hill, born around 1714, was a miscellaneous writer, best known for his The British herbal, published in 1756. He died in 1775. From the description of Letter, 1769. (Florida State University). WorldCat record id: 50683373 ...

Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745

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English statesman. From the description of Document signed : [n.p.], 1741 Oct. 3 and 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270874691 British statesman, first lord of the treasury and chancellor of the exchequer. From the description of Letters, 1734. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 41546346 British statesman. From the description of Document signed : Horse Guards, 1721 Jan. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270890831 Fro...

J. (John) Nourse

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Warren, Thomas, d. 1767

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Beattie, James, 1735-1803

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James Beattie was Professor of Moral Philosophy at Marischal College, Aberdeen, Scotland. From the description of Notes on James Beattie's lectures, 1766-1767. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58659044 Scottish poet. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Aberdeen, to Dr. Lettsom, 1779 Oct. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270621921 From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to the Reverend Mr. Calde...

Lowth, Robert, 1710-1787

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Robert Lowth was born in England on November 27, 1710, the youngest son of Dr. and Mrs. William Lowth. He entered Winchester College in 1722 and received a scholarship to New College, Oxford, in 1729. Lowth graduated from Oxford taking the B.A. in 1733 and the M.A. in 1737. In 1735 Lowth had entered the Anglican Church and was appointed vicar of Overton, Hampshire. He remained at this position until 1741 when he was appointed professor of poetry at Oxford. During his tenure at Oxford, Lowth acqu...

Andrew Millar

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Sir William St. Quintin

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Dodington, George Bubb, Baron of Melcombe Regis, 1691-1762

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Baron George Dubb Dodington (1691-1762), politician and diarist. In 1744 he was appointed treasurer of the navy, but wavered in his support of George II, periodically opting instead to back his friend, the Prince of Wales. In 1761, following the accession of George III, he was created Baron Melcombe. From the description of Diary, 1749 Mar 8-1761 Feb 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702184332 British statesman. Born in 1691, George Dodington became ...

Ireland, W. H. (William Henry), 1777-1835

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English forger of Shakespeare manuscripts. From the description of Autograph forgery in the form of an autograph receipt signed by William Shakespeare : [London], [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269518423 English forger. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London], to Mrs. Colepeper, 1825 July 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269528697 William Henry Ireland, English writer and literary forger. From the description of W...

Millar, Andrew

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Epithet: bookseller and publisher, of London British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000474.0x000086 Epithet: publisher British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000474.0x000087 ...

Kippis, Andrew, 1725-1795

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Epithet: DD; of Add MS 35614 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000695.0x000206 Biographer and author. See Dictionary of National Biography, v. XXXI, p. 1995-1997. From the description of The life of Captain James Cook (with five letters tipped in) [manuscript]. 1763-1819. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225829977 Andrew Kippis, Presbyterian minister and biographer. Kippis was one o...

George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington.

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Savage, Richard, -1743

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Epithet: of Stowe MS 201 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001305.0x0000a9 Epithet: poet British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000492.0x0000ec ...

Mr. Rollin

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Disraeli, Isaac, 1766-1848

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English man of letters. From the description of Autograph letter in third person : "Bloomsbury Square," to Mr. Dyer, 1819 Jan. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270513421 Isaac Disraeli, English writer. His volumes of biographical anecdotes, Curiosities of Literature (1791-1823), were highly popular throughout the 19th century. He is the father of Benjamin Disraeli, British prime minister and novelist. From the description of Isaac Disraeli manuscript material : ...

R. Jackson.

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Ducarel, Andrew Coltee, 1713-1785

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Epithet: DD British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000684.0x0000f3 ...

Belsham, William, 1752-1827

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Woodhouselee, Alexander Fraser Tytler, Lord, 1747-1813

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Scottish historian. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Edinburgh, to Thomas Cadell, 1784 Jan. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270584008 Alexander Fraser Tytler was born in Edinburgh on 15 October 1747. After education in the city he was sent to school in Kensington in 1763, and then attended Edinburgh University from 1765. Tytler was called to the Scottish Bar in 1770, and in 1780 he was appointed joint-Professor of Universal History at Edinburgh University...

Cottle, Joseph, 1770-1853

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John Gloag.

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Harte, Walter, 1709-1774

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Warton, Joseph, 1722-1800

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Joseph Warton was an influential author and critic, a literary radical who encouraged the use of imagination and eschewed traditional verse forms in his criticism and his own writing. Warton was born in Surrey, and educated at Oxford University, where he developed an interest in poetry and imagination; he began publishing verse soon after, and literary essays on figures such as Milton, Shakespeare, and Pope. He taught at Winchester College, eventually becoming master and later headmaster, forcin...

Rose, William, 1719-1786

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Royal Society (Great Britain)

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The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge began in 1645 when a group of eminent British thinkers started to meet regularly in London to discuss the new, experimental philosophies of science. Though the English Civil War and the Cromwellian Protectorate interrupted its meetings, the Society was formally constituted in 1660. Two years later King Charles II granted the Society its first charter. A second royal charter was granted in 1663 when the Society was given its official nam...

Samuel Johnson, 1709-1784

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Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812

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English politician and philologist. From the description of Autograph receipt signed : [n.p.], 1782 Dec. 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270572793 From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London], to Sir Philip Francis, [before 1782] Sept. 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270572786 From the description of Autograph receipt signed, 1798 Mar. 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270572790 ...

Seward, William, 1747-1799

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English man of letters. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Worcester, to [Mr. Cadell], 1791 Sept. 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270664109 From the description of Autograph letter in third person : [n.p.], to Miss Burney, [1785]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270662094 ...

David Stewart Erskine, Earl of Buchan

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Jorden, William, 1685-1739

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Crouch.

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Henderson, John, 1757-1788

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Montagu, Mrs. (Elizabeth), 1718-1800

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Elizabeth Montagu, née Robinson, English author and literary hostess. From the guide to the Elizabeth Montagu manuscript material : 1 item, ca. mid-18th century, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) Elizabeth Robinson Montagu, an author and literary hostess, was a central figure in London's Bluestocking circle, and a friend of Samuel Johnson. Her best-known work was 1769's anonymously published An Essay on the Writings and ...

Bulkeley, Thomas James Bulkeley, Viscount, 1752-1822

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Nicol, G. (George)

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John Egerton

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Thomas Astle.

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Rev. Mr. Byron

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Adam, Robert

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Epithet: of Add MS 38205 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000741.0x00008c Epithet: architect British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000497.0x000088 ...

Claudianus, Claudius

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Strahan, William, 1715-1785

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Epithet: Secretary to Sir P Meadows British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000444.0x000155 William Strahan was a London printer and publisher, member of Parliament, and friend of Benjamin Franklin. From the description of Journals and accounts, 1751-1777. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122589409 From the guide to the William Strahan journals and accounts, 1751-1777, ...

Hanway, Jonas, 1712-1786

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English traveller and philanthropist. From the description of Autograph signature to a bill (Victualling Course), 1782 July 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270129853 From the description of Autograph signature to a certificate : Victualling Office, London, 1762 Nov. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270129854 Hanway was an English merchant, traveler, and philanthropist. In London (from 1750) he occupied himself with many philanthropic measures, especially those ai...

Kennicott, Benjamin, 1718-1783

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Benjamin Kennicott (1718-83) was a Hebraist. He was educated and worked most of his life in Oxford. He was the first to systematically examine and produce a collation of the Hebrew manuscripts of the Old Testament. His chief work was Vetus Testamentum hebraicum cum variis lectionibus, 2 vols. (Oxford, 1776-80). See the Dictionary of National Biography for details. From the guide to the Hebrew Biblical manuscripts of Benjamin Kennicott, 1222-15th century, (University of Oxford, Depart...

Porteus, Beilby

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P. Wyndham

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Thomas Cadell?

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Jacob Tonson

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Lackington and Co.

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Robert Triphook

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Williams, Helen Maria, 1762-1827

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Helen Maria Williams was an English and French writer. From the description of Helen Maria Williams preface to a translation of Mr. Humboldt's Personal narrative etc., ca. 1814. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 49014664 Epithet: authoress British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000212.0x000332 ...

Mr Taylor

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Campbell, John, 1708-1775

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English miscellaneous writer. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) and one letter signed : [London], to Sir Philip Francis, 1771 Oct. 24 and 1773 Dec. 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270134399 ...

J. Grenville

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Roberts, John A., 1944-

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Epithet: Lieutenant British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001195.0x00037b Epithet: of Add MS 32702 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001195.0x000383 Epithet: MP for Harwich; Commissioner of the Board of Trade British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001195.0x00037e ...

Robinson, George

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Epithet: clerk at the Custom Home British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001302.0x000172 Epithet: Lieutenant; RN British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001302.0x000174 ...

William Davies

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Longman, Thomas, 1731-1797

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Wilcox, John, bookseller

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Greene, Richard, 1716-1793

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Nourse, J. (John), d. 1780

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Lewis, Paul

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Metcalfe, Philip, 1735-1818.

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Philip Metcalfe was a distiller and a Minister of Parliament for London. He served as an executor of the estate of painter Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792), along with Edmund Burke and Edmond Malone. From the guide to the Papers concerning the Sir Joshua Reynolds estate, 1791-1906 (inclusive), 1791-1799 (bulk)., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Philip Metcalfe was a distiller and a Minister of Parliament for London. He served as an executor for ...

Garrick, Eva Maria, 1724-1822

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Eva Garrick was the wife of British actor David Garrick. From the description of Letters from various correspondents, 1775-1821. (Harvard University, Wadsworth House). WorldCat record id: 70316245 From the description of Letters from various correspondents, 1775-1821. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612375098 Wife of David Garrick. From the description of Autograph note in third person : Adelphi, to "three dear and good friends", [after 1814] J...

Robinson, George, 1736-1801

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Foulis, Robert, 1707-1776

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Vallancey, Charles, 1721-1812

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Charles Vallancey was a British general and Chief Engineer of Ireland. From the description of Military itinerary of the South of Ireland, 1796. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122540718 From the guide to the Military itinerary of the South of Ireland, 1796, 1796, (American Philosophical Society) ...