An epistle to a lady, / by Wm. Dodd, chaplain-in-ordinary to his majesty, [ca. 1753].

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An epistle to a lady, / by Wm. Dodd, chaplain-in-ordinary to his majesty, [ca. 1753].

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Manuscript text, in a formal hand, of Dodd's poem on the fates of unchaste and irreligious women. Includes a prefatory note to "The Reader" which states that "there is no part or character in it which is not real."

1 v. (23 p., most rectos blank) ; 23 x 18 cm.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Dodd, William, 1729-1777

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William Dodd (1729-1777) attended the University of Cambridge, and was ordained as a minister in 1752. He published a wide variety of works from 1747 onward, including poetry, a novel, theological writings, and his most successful work, The Beauties of Shakespeare (1752). In 1767, he founded Pimlico Chapel in London behind Buckingham House, in an effort to attract royal patronage. Dodd grew increasingly desperate for money to pay debts. On 1777 Feb. 1, he forged the name of a former pupil on a b...