Rose Tavern club
A club that met at the Rose tavern in Covent Garden, London, in the 1730s. Members included Richard Miller (addressed as “Precedent of the Rose Club”), Dr. Cotton, and John Weldon.
- Regions: London, Middlesex
- Middlesex
Nathaniel Cotton
- 1707
- 1788
| Coteries | Rose Tavern club |
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Poet and physician; author of the frequently anthologized and popular miscellany poem “The Fireside.”
Charles Miller
| Coteries | Rose Tavern club |
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Member of the Rose Tavern club, presumably related to its leader, Richard Miller.
Huntington MS 82623
| Title | Untitled |
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| Period | 1701-1730 , 1731-1760 |
| Archive | Huntington Library |
Anonymous, 1724–1729, with additional items copied in the 1690s and early 1730s.
A book bound subsequent to copying.
115 poems.
Contains a Historical Dialogue in Scripture, as well as addresses, ballads, epigrams, epitaphs, extracts, poems and verses. Interest in literary celebrities like Pope and Swift.
| Period | Description | Manuscripts | Coteries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1731-1760 | Some or all of the miscellany's compilation period falls within this timespan |
63 | 7 |