OTD: William Pulteney, Earl of Bath (1684-1764), John Ellis (1698-1791), and Edward Moore (1712-1757) born this day.
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OTD: William Pulteney, Earl of Bath (1684-1764), John Ellis (1698-1791), and Edward Moore (1712-1757) born this day.
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Today marks the 305th anniversary of the birth of Tobias Smollett (1721-1771).
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This day 283 years ago: Hannah Cowley (née Parkhouse) (1743-1809)’s birth date.
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Today marks the 285th anniversary of the birth of Anne Hunter (née Home) (1741-1821).
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Building on a collaboration with the Thomas Paine Historical Association the #EighteenthCenturyPoetryArchive will add Thomas Paine’s complete poems, together with selected works by contemporaries such as Wheatley, Freneau, Barlow, Trumbull, and Terry.
Today marks the 360th anniversary of the birth of George Granville, Baron Lansdowne (1666-1735).
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On this day (281 years ago), Charles Dibdin (1745-1814)’s birth date.
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Today in eighteenth-century poetry: Myles Cooper (1737-1785) and David Garrick (1717-1779)’s birth date.
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