Collection of remarkable epitaphs, [ca. 1730-1765].

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Collection of remarkable epitaphs, [ca. 1730-1765].

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Volume containing holograph copies of some English and Latin epitaphs and epigrams collected by Joseph Spence, including an epitaph for Robert Dodsley and a Latin epitaph for Jacob Tonson. Spence has classified many of these as "merry," "humorous," "serious," and "miscellaneous." The volume also contains a few later epitaphs in another hand.

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Spence, Joseph, 1699-1768

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Joseph Spence (1699-1768), anecdotist and professor of poetry in New College, Oxford, is best known for his Essay on Pope's Odyssey (1727) and his Anecdotes, Observations and Characters of Books and Men (1820), published posthumously. From the description of Joseph Spence papers, 1649-1859 (bulk 1739-1768). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702138266 ...