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poets

Samuel Taylor Coleridge Samuel Taylor Coleridge (; 21 October 177225 July 1834) was an English poet, literary critic, philosopher, and theologian who, with his friend William Wordsworth, was a founder of the Romantic Movement in England and a member of the Lake Poe ...

and

Robert Southey Robert Southey ( or ; 12 August 1774 – 21 March 1843) was an English poet of the Romantic school, and Poet Laureate from 1813 until his death. Like the other Lake Poets, William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Southey began as a ra ...

first meet, in

Oxford Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. In 2020, its population was estimated at 151,584. It is north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. The city is home to the ...

while Coleridge is ''en route'' for a tour of

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...

. In August, they meet again in

Bristol Bristol () is a city, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. Bristol is the most populous city in ...

(where they also meet local poet

Robert Lovell Robert Lovell (1771–1796) was an English poet who was known for his poem, ''Bristol: A Satire'', which criticised the many merchants of Bristol and their involvement in "mortal corruption" which involved the slave trade. Life He was born in B ...

and his sisters-in-law, who they will marry; he also introduces them to the publisher

Joseph Cottle Joseph Cottle (1770–1853) was an English publisher and author. Cottle started business in Bristol. He published the works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey on generous terms. He then wrote in his ''Early Recollections'' an exposur ...

). Also beginning this month (following

Robespierre Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre (; 6 May 1758 – 28 July 1794) was a French lawyer and statesman who became one of the best-known, influential and controversial figures of the French Revolution. As a member of the Esta ...

's execution in July) they collaborate on the "historic drama" ''

The Fall of Robespierre ''The Fall of Robespierre'' is a three-act play written by Robert Southey and Samuel Coleridge in 1794. It follows the events in France after the downfall of Maximilien Robespierre. Robespierre is portrayed as a tyrant, but Southey's contribution ...

'', published in October and Southey's first published poetry; he also writes the radical play ''Wat Tyler'' this summer. * July 25 –

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poet

André Chénier André Marie Chénier (; 30 October 176225 July 1794) was a French poet of Greek and Franco-Levantine origin, associated with the events of the French Revolution of which he was a victim. His sensual, emotive poetry marks him as one of the precur ...

is executed at age 31 in Paris two days before the fall of Robespierre. A free spirit who spoke his mind, had pronounced sympathies with the aristocracy but adhered to no particular group, Chenier had attacked the Jacobins in the ''

Journal de Paris The ''Journal de Paris'' (1777–1840) was the first daily French newspaper.(7 October 2014)The first French daily: Journal de Paris History of JournalismAndrews, ElizabethBetween Auteurs and Abonnés: Reading the Journal de Paris, 1787–1789 '' ...

'', then became quiet and lived outside Paris during the

Reign of Terror The Reign of Terror (french: link=no, la Terreur) was a period of the French Revolution when, following the creation of the First Republic, a series of massacres and numerous public executions took place in response to revolutionary fervour, ...

. He had been arrested and held in the

Prison Saint-Lazare Saint-Lazare Prison was a prison in the 10th arrondissement of Paris, France. History Originally a leprosarium was founded on the road from Paris to Saint-Denis at the boundary of the marshy area of the former River Seine bank in the 12th c ...

before his execution. *

Robert Treat Paine Robert Treat Paine (March 11, 1731 – May 11, 1814) was an American lawyer, politician and Founding Father of the United States who signed the Continental Association and the Declaration of Independence as a representative of Massachusetts. ...

founds the ''Federal Orrery'', a semiweekly

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journal in Boston, Massachusetts. It features contributions from

Joseph Dennie Joseph Dennie (August 30, 1768January 7, 1812) was an American author and journalist who was one of the foremost men of letters of the Federalist Era. A Federalist, Dennie is best remembered for his series of essays entitled ''The Lay Preache ...

and

Sarah Wentworth Morton Sarah Wentworth Apthorp Morton (August 1759 – May 14, 1846) was an American poet. Early life Sarah was born in Boston, Massachusetts, in August 1759. She was the third of ten children born to James Apthorp (1731–1799), a merchant and slav ...

, and includes poetry, satire and criticism.Burt, Daniel S.
''The Chronology of American Literature: : America's literary achievements from the colonial era to modern times''
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2004, , retrieved via Google Books

Works published

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...

William Blake William Blake (28 November 1757 – 12 August 1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his life, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual art of the Romantic Age. ...

: ** '' Europe, A Prophecy'', illuminated book with 17 relief-etched plates; 12 copies knownCox, Michael, editor, ''The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature'', Oxford University Press, 2004, ** '' The First Book of Urizen'', illuminated book ** ''

Songs of Innocence ''Songs of Innocence and of Experience'' is a collection of illustrated poems by William Blake. It appeared in two phases: a few first copies were printed and Illuminated manuscript, illuminated by Blake himself in 1789; five years later, he b ...

and of Experience: Shewing the two contrary states of the human soul''; ''Songs of Innocence'' first published separately

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), it is thought that ''Songs of Experience'' was always published along with ''Songs of Innocence''; the latter work consists of 28 poems, 14 of them paired with poems of the same title in ''Songs of Innocence''; these poems are in ''Songs of Experience: ***

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Earth's Answer Earth's Answer is a poem by William Blake within his larger collection called ''Songs of Innocence and of Experience'' (published 1794). It is the response to the previous poem in The Songs of Experience-- '' Introduction (Blake, 1794)''. In the ...

" *** "

The Clod and the Pebble "The Clod and the Pebble" is a poem from William Blake's 1794 collection ''Songs of Innocence and of Experience''. The poem Summary "The Clod and the Pebble" is the exemplification of Blake's statement at the beginning of ''Songs of Innocenc ...

" *** "

The Sick Rose "The Sick Rose" is a poem by William Blake, originally published in ''Songs of Innocence and of Experience'' as the 39th plate; the incipit of the poem is O Rose thou art sick. Blake composed the poem sometime after 1789, and presented it with an ...

" *** " The Fly" *** " The Angel" *** "

My Pretty Rose Tree "My Pretty Rose Tree" is a poem written by the English poet William Blake. It was published as part of his collection ''Songs of Experience'' in 1794. Poem Summary A man is offered a flower far surpassing the beauty of an ordinary flower, b ...

" *** "

Ah! Sun-Flower "Ah! Sun-flower" is an illustrated poem written by the English poet, painter and printmaker William Blake. It was published as part of his collection ''Songs of Experience'' in 1794 (no.43 in the sequence of the combined book, ''Songs of Innocence ...

" *** " The Lilly" *** " The Garden of Love" *** "

The Little Vagabond The Little Vagabond is a 1794 poem by William Blake in his collection ''Songs of Innocence and of Experience''. His collection, ''Songs of Innocence'', was originally published alone, in 1789. The scholar Robert Gleckner says that the poem is a ...

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A Poison Tree "A Poison Tree" is a poem written by William Blake, published in 1794 as part of his ''Songs of Experience'' collection. It describes the narrator's repressed feelings of anger towards an individual, emotions which eventually lead to murder. The ...

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A Little Girl Lost "A Little Girl Lost" is a poem written by the English poet William Blake. It was first published as part of his collection ''Songs of Innocence and of Experience'' in 1794. The poem is written as a clear authorial commentary from Blake, focus ...

" *** "

To Tirzah "To Tirzah" is a poem by William Blake that was published in his collection ''Songs of Innocence and of Experience''. It is often described as the most difficult of the poems because it refers to an oblique character called " Tirzah", whose identi ...

" *** "

The School Boy "The School Boy" is a 1789 poem by William Blake and published as a part of his poetry collection entitled ''Songs of Experience''. These poems were later added with Blake's ''Songs of Innocence'' to create the entire collection entitled "Songs ...

" *** "

The Voice of the Ancient Bard The Voice of the Ancient Bard is a poem written by the English poet William Blake. It was published as part of his collection ''Songs of Innocence'' in 1789, but later moved to ''Songs of Experience'', the second part of the larger collection ''S ...

" *** "

Nurse's Song ''Nurse's Song'' is the name of two related poems by William Blake, published in ''Songs of Innocence'' in 1789 and ''Songs of Experience ''Songs of Innocence and of Experience'' is a collection of illustrated poems by William Blake. It appe ...

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Infant Joy "Infant Joy" is a poem written by the English poet William Blake. It was first published as part of his collection ''Songs of Innocence'' in 1789 and is the counterpart to " Infant Sorrow", which was published at a later date in ''Songs of Experi ...

" (paired) *** " The Lamb" (paired) *** "Holy Thursday" (paired) *** "Holy Thursday" (paired) *** "

The Chimney Sweeper "The Chimney Sweeper" is the title of a poem by William Blake, published in two parts in ''Songs of Innocence'' in 1789 and ''Songs of Experience'' in 1794. The poem "The Chimney Sweeper" is set against the dark background of child labour that ...

" (paired) *** "

The Little Boy Lost "The Little Boy Lost" is a simple lyric poem written by William Blake. This poem is part of a larger work entitled ''Songs of Innocence'' which was published in the year 1789. "The Little Boy Lost" is a prelude to "The Little Boy Found". Summa ...

" (paired) *** "

The Little Boy Found "The Little Boy Found" is a poem by William Blake first published in the collection ''Songs of Innocence'' in 1789. ''Songs of Innocence'' was printed using illuminated printing, a style Blake created. By integrating the images with the poems ...

" (paired) *** "

The Divine Image "The Divine Image" is a poem by the English poet William Blake from his book ''Songs of Innocence'' (1789), not to be confused with "A Divine Image" from ''Songs of Experience'' (1794). It was later included in his joint collection ''Songs of I ...

" (paired) *** "

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The Little Girl Found "The Little Girl Found" is a poem written by the English poet William Blake. It was published as part of his collection ''Songs of Experience'' in 1794. In the poem, the parents of a seven-year-old girl, called Lyca, are looking desperately for ...

" (paired) *** "

The Tyger "The Tyger" is a poem by the English poet William Blake, published in 1794 as part of his ''Songs of Experience'' collection and rising to prominence in the romantic period. The poem is one of the most anthologised in the English literary cano ...

" (paired) *** " The Human Abstract" (paired) *** "

Infant Sorrow Infant Sorrow is a poem by William Blake from ''Songs of Experience''. Background This poem belongs to the ''Songs of Experience'' by William Blake. It is the counter poem of "Infant Joy". The poem suggests that childbirth is not always joyfu ...

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To a Young Ass ''To a Young Ass'' was composed by Samuel Taylor Coleridge in 1794. The poem describes Coleridge's sympathies for animals and the connection to nature he felt as part of his idea of Pantisocracy. It was later used by critics as a means to mock h ...

'', published in the ''

Morning Chronicle ''The Morning Chronicle'' was a newspaper founded in 1769 in London. It was notable for having been the first steady employer of essayist William Hazlitt as a political reporter and the first steady employer of Charles Dickens as a journalist. It ...

'', December 9 ** ''

Sonnets on Eminent Characters ''Sonnets on Eminent Characters'' or ''Sonnets on Eminent Contemporaries'' is an 11-part sonnet series created by Samuel Taylor Coleridge and printed in the ''Morning Chronicle'' between 1 December 1794 and 31 January 1795. Although Coleridge prom ...

'', also known as ''Sonnets on Eminent Contemporaries'', a series of 11 sonnets published in the ''

'' from December 1 of this year to January 29,

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; these eight were published this year: *** '' To the Hon Mr Erskine'' ( Thomas Erskine); published December 1 *** ''

To Burke "To Burke" is a sonnet by Samuel Taylor Coleridge first published in the 9 December 1794 ''Morning Chronicle''. Unlike most of the ''Sonnets on Eminent Characters'', "To Burke" describes a person whom Coleridge disagreed with; he felt Edmund Burk ...

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); December 9 *** ''

To Priestley "To Priestley" is a sonnet by Samuel Taylor Coleridge first published in the 11 December 1794 ''Morning Chronicle''. Like most of the '' Sonnets on Eminent Characters'', "To Priestley" addresses an individual Coleridge particularly admired; Josep ...

'' (

Joseph Priestley Joseph Priestley (; 24 March 1733 – 6 February 1804) was an English chemist, natural philosopher, separatist theologian, grammarian, multi-subject educator, and liberal political theorist. He published over 150 works, and conducted exp ...

; published December 11 *** ''

To Fayette "To Fayette" was written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge and published in the 26 December 1794 ''Morning Chronicle'' as part of the ''Sonnets on Eminent Characters'' series. Coleridge, like other Romantic poets, viewed Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La ...

'' (

Marquis de Lafayette Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette (6 September 1757 – 20 May 1834), known in the United States as Lafayette (, ), was a French aristocrat, freemason and military officer who fought in the American Revoluti ...

); December 15 *** ''

To Kosciusko "To Kosciusko" is the name shared by three sonnets written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Leigh Hunt, and John Keats. Coleridge's, the original, was written in December 1794 and published in the 16 December 1794 ''Morning Chronicle'' as the fifth of ...

'' (

Tadeusz Kościuszko Andrzej Tadeusz Bonawentura Kościuszko ( be, Andréj Tadévuš Banavientúra Kasciúška, en, Andrew Thaddeus Bonaventure Kosciuszko; 4 or 12 February 174615 October 1817) was a Polish Military engineering, military engineer, statesman, an ...

); December 16 *** ''

To Pitt "To Pitt" is a political poem written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge and published in the 26 December 1794 ''Morning Chronicle'' as part of the ''Sonnets on Eminent Characters'' series. Describing William Pitt the Younger and his role as Prime Minist ...

'' (

William Pitt the Younger William Pitt the Younger (28 May 175923 January 1806) was a British statesman, the youngest and last prime minister of Great Britain (before the Acts of Union 1800) and then first prime minister of the United Kingdom (of Great Britain and Ire ...

); December 23 *** ''

To Bowles "To Bowles" was written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge and published in the 26 December 1794 ''Morning Chronicle'' as part of the ''Sonnets on Eminent Characters'' series. William Lisle Bowles's poetry was introduced to Coleridge in 1789 and Bowles ha ...

'' (

William Lisle Bowles William Lisle Bowles (24 September 17627 April 1850) was an English priest, poet and critic. Life and career Bowles was born at King's Sutton, Northamptonshire, where his father was vicar. At the age of 14 he entered Winchester College, where ...

); December 26 *** ''

To Mrs Siddons "To Mrs Siddons" was written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge and published in the 29 December 1794 ''Morning Chronicle'' as part of the ''Sonnets on Eminent Characters'' series. It describes Sarah Siddons, an actress Coleridge became fond of during hi ...

'' (

Sarah Siddons Sarah Siddons (''née'' Kemble; 5 July 1755 – 8 June 1831) was a Welsh actress, the best-known tragedienne of the 18th century. Contemporaneous critic William Hazlitt dubbed Siddons as "tragedy personified". She was the elder sister of John ...

); December 29 *

Erasmus Darwin Erasmus Robert Darwin (12 December 173118 April 1802) was an English physician. One of the key thinkers of the Midlands Enlightenment, he was also a natural philosopher, physiologist, slave-trade abolitionist, inventor, and poet. His poems ...

, ''The Golden Age'' *

Thomas Gisborne Thomas Gisborne (31 October 1758 – 24 March 1846) was an English Anglican priest and poet. He was a member of the Clapham Sect, who fought for the Abolitionism in the United Kingdom, abolition of the slave trade in England. Life Gisborne wa ...

, ''Walks in a Forrest'' *

Richard Payne Knight Richard Payne Knight (11 February 1751 – 23 April 1824) of Downton Castle in Herefordshire, and of 5 Soho Square,History of Parliament biography London, England, was a classical scholar, connoisseur, archaeologist and numismatist best k ...

, ''The Landscape'' *

Joseph Ritson Joseph Ritson (2 October 1752 – 23 September 1803) was an English antiquary who was well known for his 1795 compilation of the Robin Hood legend. After a visit to France in 1791, he became a staunch supporter of the ideals of the French Revo ...

, ''Scottish Song'', anthology *

and

, ''Poems by Bion and Moschus''

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* William Bradford, ''A Descriptive and Historical Account of new England in Verse'', posthumous, written

1650 Events January–March * January 7 – Louis I, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen, dies after a reign of more than 63 years. The area is now part of the northeastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt. * January 18 – Cardinal Jules Ma ...

Ludwig, Richard M., and Clifford A. Nault, Jr., ''Annals of American Literature: 1602–1983'', 1986, New York: Oxford University Press * Timothy Dwight, ''Greenfield Hill: A Poem in Seven Parts'', an imitation of

John Denham John Denham may refer to: * John Denham (died 1556 or later), English MP for Shaftesbury * John Denham (judge), (1559–1639), father of the poet below, and one of the Ship Money judges * John Denham (poet) (1615–1669), English poet * John Denham ...

's ''Cooper's Hill''; contrasts wholesome American village life to depraved Europe, and mentions historical events; written after Dwight became a minister in Greenfield, Connecticut;

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Philip Freneau Philip Morin Freneau (January 2, 1752 – December 18, 1832) was an American poet, nationalist, polemicist, sea captain and early American newspaper editor, sometimes called the "Poet of the American Revolution". Through his newspaper, th ...

, ''The Village Merchant'' *

Francis Hopkinson Francis Hopkinson (October 2,Hopkinson was born on September 21, 1737, according to the then-used Julian calendar (old style). In 1752, however, Great Britain and all its colonies adopted the Gregorian calendar (new style) which moved Hopkinson's ...

, ''Ode from Ossian's Poems''

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* Thomas Russell, "The Negro's Complaint", anti-slavery poem, published November 5;

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at ''Irish Online'' website, retrieved June 30, 2009

2009-07-20.

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in poetry" article: * September 9 –

John Hamilton Reynolds John Hamilton Reynolds (9 September 1794 – 15 November 1852) was an English poet, satirist, critic, and playwright. He was a close friend and correspondent of poet John Keats, whose letters to Reynolds constitute a significant body of Keats' po ...

(died

1852 Events January–March * January 14 – President Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte proclaims a new constitution for the French Second Republic. * January 15 – Nine men representing various Jewish charitable organizations come tog ...

poet, satirist, critic and playwright * October 22 –

Carlos Wilcox Carlos Wilcox (October 22, 1794 – May 29, 1827) was an American poet. Born at Newport, New Hampshire, Wilcox was a Congregationalist minister. He wrote a poem, ''The Age of Benevolence'', which was left unfinished, and which was clearly influ ...

(died

1827 Events January–March * January 5 – The first regatta in Australia is held, taking place on Tasmania (called at the time ''Van Diemen's Land''), on the River Derwent at Hobart. * January 15 – Furman University, founded in 1826, b ...

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poet * November 3 –

William Cullen Bryant William Cullen Bryant (November 3, 1794 – June 12, 1878) was an American romantic poet, journalist, and long-time editor of the ''New York Evening Post''. Born in Massachusetts, he started his career as a lawyer but showed an interest in poetry ...

(died

1878 Events January–March * January 5 – Russo-Turkish War – Battle of Shipka Pass IV: Russian and Bulgarian forces defeat the Ottoman Empire. * January 9 – Umberto I becomes King of Italy. * January 17 – Battle o ...

), American romantic poet, journalist and long-time editor of the ''

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'' * Approximate date – Maria Gowen Brooks (died c.

1845 Events January–March * January 10 – Elizabeth Barrett receives a love letter from the younger poet Robert Browning; on May 20, they meet for the first time in London. She begins writing her ''Sonnets from the Portuguese''. * January 23 ...

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in poetry" article: * January 8 –

Justus Möser Justus Möser (14 December 1720 – 8 January 1794) was a German jurist and social theorist, best known for his innovative history of Osnabrück which stressed social and cultural themes. Biography Möser was born in Osnabrück. Having studi ...

(born

1720 Events January–March * February 10 – Edmond Halley is appointed as Astronomer Royal for England. * January 21 – Sweden and Prussia sign the Treaty of Stockholm (Great Northern War). * February 17 – The Treaty of ...

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jurist and social theorist * March 26 –

Eleonore von Grothaus Eleonore von Grothaus, also Countess Eleonore von Münster (10 April 1734 – 26 March 1794), was a German noblewoman, a writer and poet, and a lay musician. She may have assembled a collection of writings and music, the Ledenburg Collection from ...

(born

1734 Events January– March * January 8 – Salzburgers, Lutherans who were expelled by the Roman Catholic Bishop of Salzburg, Austria, in October 1731, set sail for the British Colony of Province of Georgia, Georgia in North America ...

poet * April 5 –

Susanna Blamire Susanna Blamire (12 January 1747 – 1794) was an English Romantic poet, sometimes known as 'The Muse of Cumberland' because many of her poems represent rural life in the county and, therefore, provide a valuable contradistinction to those am ...

(born

1747 Events January–March * January 31 – The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Lock Hospital. * February 11 – King George's War: A combined French and Indian force, commanded by Captain Nicolas Antoine II Coul ...

poet and writer of Scottish (

Lallans Lallans (; a variant of the Modern Scots word ''lawlands'' meaning the lowlands of Scotland), is a term that was traditionally used to refer to the Scots language as a whole. However, more recent interpretations assume it refers to the dialects o ...

) songs * June 8 –

Gottfried August Bürger Gottfried August Bürger (31 December 1747 – 8 June 1794) was a German poet. His ballads were very popular in Germany. His most noted ballad, '' Lenore'', found an audience beyond readers of the German language in an English and Russian ada ...

(born

1748 Events January–March * January 12 – Ahmad Shah Durrani captures Lahore. * January 27 – A fire at the prison and barracks at Kinsale, in Ireland, kills 54 of the prisoners of war housed there. An estimated 500 prison ...

poet * July 25 –

(born

1762 Events January–March * January 4 – Britain enters the Seven Years' War against Spain and Naples. * January 5 – Empress Elisabeth of Russia dies, and is succeeded by her nephew Peter III. Peter, an admirer of Frederick t ...

poet, executed * November 22 –

Alison Cockburn Alison Cockburn also Alison Rutherford, or Alicia Cockburn (8 October 171222 November 1794) was a Scottish poet, wit and socialite who collected a circle of eminent friends in 18th-century enlightenment Edinburgh including Walter Scott, ...

, née Rutherford (born

1713 Events January–March * January 17 – Tuscarora War: Colonel James Moore leads the Carolina militia out of Albemarle County, North Carolina, in a second offensive against the Tuscarora. Heavy snows force the troops to take ref ...

Scottish Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including: *Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland *Scottish English *Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...

writer and literary hostess

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