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Events

* During a visit to Morpeth this year, poet Mark Akenside gets the idea for his long didactic poem, ''

The Pleasures of the Imagination ''The Pleasures of the Imagination'' is a long didactic poem by Mark Akenside, first published in 1744. The first book defines the powers of imagination and discusses the various kinds of pleasure to be derived from the perception of beauty; the s ...

'', published in 1744.

Works published

United Kingdom

* Mark Akenside, ''A British Philippic'', published anonymouslyCox, Michael, editor, ''The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature'', Oxford University Press, 2004, *

John Banks John Banks or Bankes may refer to: Politics and law *Sir John Banks, 1st Baronet (1627–1699), English merchant and Member of Parliament * John Banks (American politician) (1793–1864), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania *John Gray Banks (188 ...

, ''Miscellaneous Works in Verse and Prose'' *

Mather Byles Mather Byles (born 26 March 1706, Boston, Massachusetts – 5 July 1788), was an American clergyman active in British North America. Byles was descended, on his mother's side, from John Cotton and Richard Mather and was a grandson ...

, ''On the Death of the Queen'', English,

Colonial America The colonial history of the United States covers the history of European colonization of North America from the early 17th century until the incorporation of the Thirteen Colonies into the United States after the Revolutionary War. In the ...

Ludwig, Richard M., and Clifford A. Nault, Jr., ''Annals of American Literature: 1602–1983'', 1986, New York: Oxford University Press * Elizabeth Carter, ''Poems Upon Particular Occasions'', published anonymously * Robert Dodsley, ''The Art of Preaching'', published anonymously *

John Gay John Gay (30 June 1685 – 4 December 1732) was an English poet and dramatist and member of the Scriblerus Club. He is best remembered for ''The Beggar's Opera'' (1728), a ballad opera. The characters, including Captain Macheath and Polly Peac ...

, ''Fables: Volume the Second'' (see also ''Fables''

1727 Events January–March * January 1 – (December 21, 1726 O.S.) Spain's ambassador to Great Britain demands that the British return Gibraltar after accusing Britain of violating the terms of the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht. Britain ...

) *

Samuel Johnson Samuel Johnson (18 September 1709 – 13 December 1784), often called Dr Johnson, was an English writer who made lasting contributions as a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer. The ''Oxford ...

, ''London, A Poem, on the Third Satire of Juvenal'' * Alexander Pope: ** ''The First Epistle of the First Book of

Horace Quintus Horatius Flaccus (; 8 December 65 – 27 November 8 BC), known in the English-speaking world as Horace (), was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus (also known as Octavian). The rhetorician Quintilian regarded his ' ...

Imitated'' ** ''The Sixth Epistle of the First Book of Horace Imitated'' ** ''One Thousand Seven Hundred and Thirty Eight'' ** ''One Thousand Seven Hundred and Thirty Eight: Dialogue II'' ** ''The Universal Prayer'' ** (see also Pope and Swift, below) * Frances Seymour, Countess of Hertford (later Duchess of Somerset), writing as "The Right Hon. the Countess of ****", ''The Story of Inkle and Yarrico'', includes "An Epistle From Yarrico to Inkle, after he had left her in slavery", an imitation of Alexander Pope's "Eloisa to Abelard", a part of his ''Works''

1717 Events January–March * January 1 – Count Carl Gyllenborg, the Swedish ambassador to the Kingdom of Great Britain, is arrested in London over a plot to assist the Pretender to the British throne, James Francis Edward Stuart. * Ja ...

) * Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift, ''An Imitation of the Sixth Satire of the Second Book of Horace'', Pope's contribution was anonymous; Part 1, by Swift, had previously appeared in ''Miscellanies'', "The Last Volume" (that is, Volume 3)

* Jonathan Swift (see also Pope and Swift above), "The Beasts' Confession" ** and Alexander Pope, ''An Imitation of the Sixth Satire of the Second Book of Horace'' * James Thomson, ''The Works of Mr. Thomson'' *

John Wesley John Wesley (; 2 March 1791) was an English people, English cleric, Christian theology, theologian, and Evangelism, evangelist who was a leader of a Christian revival, revival movement within the Church of England known as Methodism. The soci ...

, ''A Collection of Psalms and Hymns'' (first published in Charlestown

1737 Events January–March * January 5 – Spain and the Holy Roman Empire sign instruments of cession at Pontremoli in the Grand Duchy of Tuscany in Italy, with the Empire receiving control of Tuscany and the Grand Duchy of Parma an ...

, see also ''A Collection of Psalms and Hymns''

1741 Events January–March * January 13 – Lanesborough, Massachusetts is created as a township. * February 13 – Sir Robert Walpole, the Prime Minister of Great Britain, popularizes the term "the balance of power" in a spe ...

)

Other

* Johann Jakob Bodmer, ''Critical Disquisition on the Wonderful in Poetry'', a defense of

John Milton John Milton (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) was an English poet and intellectual. His 1667 epic poem '' Paradise Lost'', written in blank verse and including over ten chapters, was written in a time of immense religious flux and political ...

; German-language,

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

Thomas, Calvin
''A History of German Literature''
New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1909, retrieved December 14, 2009

Births

Death years link to the corresponding " earin poetry" article: * February 9 ''(bapt.)'' – Mary Whateley (married name: Darwall) (died

1825 Events January–March * January 4 – King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies dies in Naples and is succeeded by his son, Francis. * February 3 – Vendsyssel-Thy, once part of the Jutland peninsula forming westernmost Denmark, becomes a ...

), English poet and playwright * May 9 – John Wolcot (died

1819 Events January–March * January 2 – The Panic of 1819, the first major peacetime financial crisis in the United States, begins. * January 25 – Thomas Jefferson founds the University of Virginia. * January 29 – Si ...

), English satirist and poet * May 27 –

Moritz August von Thümmel Moritz August von Thümmel (1738–1817) was a German humorist and satirical author. Life Thümmel was born on 27 May 1738 at Leipzig-Schönefeld, Schönefeld near Leipzig. Educated at Roßleben, Thuringia and the University of Leipzig, where he s ...

(died

1817 Events January–March * January 1 – Sailing through the Sandwich Islands, Otto von Kotzebue discovers New Year Island. * January 19 – An army of 5,423 soldiers, led by General José de San Martín, starts crossing the ...

), German humorist and satirical author * June 5 ''(bapt.)'' – Erika Liebman (died

1803 Events * January 1 – The first edition of Alexandre Balthazar Laurent Grimod de La Reynière's ''Almanach des gourmands'', the first guide to restaurant cooking, is published in Paris. * January 5 – William Symington demonstrates his ...

), Swedish poet and academic * June 16 – Johann Christoph Krauseneck (died

1799 Events January–June * January 9 – British Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger introduces an income tax of two shillings to the pound, to raise funds for Great Britain's war effort in the French Revolutionary Wars. * January ...

), German composer and poet * November 8 –

Barbara Catharina Mjödh Barbara Catharina Mjödh (8 November 1738 - 1776) was a Finnish poet. She was born to the vicar and politician Abraham Mjödh (died 1786) and Magdalena Ross. Mjödh wrote of great occasions in peoples' lives, such as weddings and funeral A ...

(died

1776 Events January–February * January 1 – American Revolutionary War – Burning of Norfolk: The town of Norfolk, Virginia is destroyed, by the combined actions of the British Royal Navy and occupying Patriot forces. * January 1 ...

), Swedish poet * December 4 – Karl Friedrich Kretschmann (died

1809 Events January–March * January 5 – The Treaty of the Dardanelles, between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Ottoman Empire, is concluded. * January 10 – Peninsular War – French Marshal Jean ...

), German poet, playwright and storyteller * Approximate date – Edward Thompson (died

1786 Events January–March * January 3 – The third Treaty of Hopewell is signed, between the United States and the Choctaw. * January 6 – The outward bound East Indiaman '' Halsewell'' is wrecked on the south coast of Englan ...

), English Royal Navy officer and poet

Deaths

Birth years link to the corresponding " earin poetry" article: * April – Penelope Aubin (born c.

1679 Events January–June * January 24 – King Charles II of England dissolves the "Cavalier Parliament", after nearly 18 years. * February 3 – Moroccan troops from Fez are killed, along with their commander Moussa ben Ahmed be ...

), English novelist and translator * August 2 – Ueshima Onitsura (born

1661 Events January–March * January 6 – The Fifth Monarchists, led by Thomas Venner, unsuccessfully attempt to seize control of London; George Monck's regiment defeats them. * January 29 – The Rokeby baronets, a British ...

), Japanese haiku poet * December 19 – Philip Frowde (born c.

), English poet and playwright

Notes

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