[Letter], 1736 Sept. 8 : Kew [to Lord Palmerston].

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[Letter], 1736 Sept. 8 : Kew [to Lord Palmerston].

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A 1736 letter written by the "Thresher-Poet" Stephen Duck to Henry Temple, 1st Lord Palmerston, one of his patrons. This letter celebrates Palmerston for his generosity and thanks him for giving money towards a "thresher's feast" in Duck's honor in his native village of Charlton. Duck thanks Palmerston not just on behalf of the village's inhabitants, but also because Palmerston's funding of the feast will help to make Duck immortal, "at least in Wiltshire."

2 p. ; 25 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7117718

University of California, Los Angeles

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Palmerston, Henry Temple, Viscount, ca. 1673-1757,

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Duck, Stephen, 1705-1756

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Stephen Duck (1705-1756) was a poet who was made yeoman of the guard by Queen Caroline in 1733. For fuller details of his life and writings see the Dictionary of National Biography. From the guide to the On her majesty's birth day : a poem on Queen Caroline's birthday, by Stephen Duck, ca. 1735, (Leeds University Library) ...