11 letters to William Shenstone; Whitchurch, Oxford, and Birmingham, [ca. 1752-1754].

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11 letters to William Shenstone; Whitchurch, Oxford, and Birmingham, [ca. 1752-1754].

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Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of eleven personal, lighthearted letters from Whistler to his close friend, William Shenstone. The letters primarily discuss news of acquaintances and family members. Many letters mention their mutual friend, Richard Graves; another describes a visit by Princess Amelia; and yet another mentions the marriage of Whistler's brother, which he prefers over the marriage of a friend, "for the last is always entirely lost." Whistler also describes his recent attack of the gout and relates his irreverence during a service at Christ Church, including taking snuff during the service.

1 v. (26 p.) ; 24 x 19 cm.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Shenstone, William, 1714-1763

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English poet. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [The Leasowes], to J.S. Hylton, 1758 Aug. 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270663776 From the description of Autograph letter signed in another hand : [The Leasowes], to J.S. Hylton, [1759 Aug. 6]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270662690 From the description of Autograph note signed : [n.p.], to Mrs. Southwell, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270664476 From the description of Autograph...

Graves, Richard, 1715-1804

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Epithet: Reverend British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000839.0x0003ab Epithet: DD, Senior Fellow of Trin. Coll., Dublin British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000839.0x0003a8 English author. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Bath, to Robert Barton in Shrewsbury, 1772 May 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 2695...

Amelia, Princess, daughter of George II, King of Great Britain, 1710-1786

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Princess Amelia (1711-1786), daughter of Georg August (1683-1760), electoral prince of Hanover (after 1727 elector of Hanover and King George II of Great Britain), and his wife, Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1683-1737). Her full names were Amelia Sophia Eleonora. From the description of Miscellaneous poems, 1744. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702183297 ...

Whistler, Anthony, 1714 or 1715-1754

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Anthony Whistler (1714-1754), poet, attended Eton College before going to Pembroke College, Oxford in 1732, where he became friends with William Shenstone and Richard Graves. His poem, The Shuttlecock, was published in 1736; the following year, a volume of his poetry was also published. He died in Whitchurch in 1754, at the age of forty. Through Shenstone, several of Whistler's poems were included posthumously in Robert Dodsley's Collection of Poems, by Several Hands. From the descri...