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Overview of the events of 1759 in poetry
Overview of the events of 1759 in poetry
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Irish or
France ).
Events
Works published
Samuel Butler (died 1680), The Genuine Remains in Verse and Prose , posthumous
[1]
Edward Capell , editor,
Prolusions ; or, Select Pieces of Antient Poetry , published anonymously this year, although the book states
1760
[1]
John Gilbert Cooper , translator, Ver-Vert; or, The Nunnery Parrot , published anonymously, translated from the
French of
Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset 's mock epic Ver-Vert
1733
[1]
Frances Greville , "Prayer for Indifference", published in the Edinburgh Chronicle
Mary Latter , The Miscellaneous Works
[1]
William Mason , Caractacus
[1]
Augustus Toplady (born 1740), Poems on Sacred Subjects , published anonymously
[1] in the author's 18th birthday year
Francis Williams , "Ode to Governor Haldane", the first known published poem by a
Jamaican black
[2]
Edward Young , Conjectures on Original Composition (criticism)
Births
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
January 25 –
Robert Burns , also known as "Rabbie Burns", "Scotland's favourite son", "the Ploughman Poet", "the Bard of Ayrshire" and, in Scotland, simply "The Bard" (died
1796 ),
Scottish poet and lyricist, called the national poet of Scotland
March 26 –
John Mayne (died
1836 ),
Scottish poet, journalist and printer
November 10 –
Friedrich Schiller (died
1805 ),
German poet and dramatist
date not known:
Deaths
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
See also
Notes
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