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Poems on several subjects : Written by Stephen Duck, lately a poor thresher in a Barn in the county of Wilts, at the wages of four shillings and six pence per week: which were publickly read in the drawing-room at Windsor Castle, on Friday the 11th of September, 1730, to Her Majesty. Who was thereupon most graciously pleased to take the author into her royal protection, by allowing him a salary of thirty pounds per annum, and a small house at Richmond in Surrey, to live in, for the better support of himself and family.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Duck, Stephen, 1705-1756.
Series:
Eighteenth century collections online. Part 2: New editions.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Duck, Stephen, 1705-1756.
Duck, Stephen.
Physical Description:
32 pages ; 8⁰
Edition:
The eighth edition, corrected. To which is added, some account of the life of the author.
Place of Publication:
Dublin : Printed by S. Powell for George Ewing, at the Angel and Bible, in Dame's-street, MDCCXXXI. [1731]
System Details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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Notes:
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 National Library of Ireland.
Cited in:
English Short Title Catalog, N25184.
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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