Universal Spectator
Essay periodical.
1728–1746.
- Regions: London, Middlesex
- Middlesex
Bodleian MS Eng. poet. c. 9
Title | Miscellanies |
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Period | 1731-1760 |
Archive | Bodleian Library |
Thomas Phillibrown, 1740–1757.
Divided into sections according to odd and even numbered pages.
152 poems.
Very London oriented (Public affairs, local interest, celebrities).
Reflects a mid-century coterie centering around John Hawkins and Moses Browne.
UChicago Library Codex Ms. 523
Title | Untitled |
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Period | 1761-1790 |
Archive | University of Chicago Special Collections and Research Center |
Sarah Gregory, ca. 1771-1774.
74 items.
Themes of works include death and afterlife, the ephemerality of life, and friendship.
UChicago Library Codex Ms. 557
Title | Farago |
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Period | 1731-1760 , 1761-1790 |
Archive | University of Chicago Special Collections and Research Center |
Anonymous author, ca. 1758-1776.
122 items, 77 poems.
Gentle satires of love, manners, morals, and thoughtlessness about life's brevity; also humorous and sentimental poems.