The beautiful works of the Reverend Mr. Stephen Duck, (the Wiltshire Bard:) Who was many Years a poor Thresher in a Barn, at Charleton in the County of Wilts, at the Wages of four Shillings and Six-Pence per Week, 'till taken Notice of by Her late Majesty Queen Caroline; who, on Account of his great Genius, gave him an Apartment at Kew, near Richmond, in Surry, and a Salary of Thirty Pounds per Annum; after which he studied the learned Languages, took Orders, and is now a dignified Clergyman. To which is prefixed, some account of his life and writings
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London
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1753, MDCCLIII. [1753]
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| Collection: | Eighteenth Century Collections Online / ECCO - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Item Description: | English Short Title Catalog, T67018. - Reproduction of original from British Library. - The running-title reads: 'Poems on several occasions'. - With an account of Duck's life by J. Spence |
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| Physical Description: | Online-Ressource (xxviii,140p) 12° |