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.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Duck, Stephen, 1705-1756.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Occasional verse, English--Early works to 1800.

Occasional verse, English.

Genre:

Poems.

Physical Description:

xxviii,140 pages ; 12⁰

Place of Publication:

London : printed for and sold by the Booksellers, MDCCLIII. [1753]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

The running-title reads: 'Poems on several occasions'.

With an account of Duck's life by J. Spence.

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T67018.

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