Record Number: 10797
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I was deeply engag'd in Homer & Burgesdicius, otherwise should have answer'd it [letter from John Potter] sooner. I hope you don't think I preferr'd the old musty Greek, or the trifling Logician to a correspondence with a valuable friend: no; twas neccesity not choice that restrained my pen.'
Century:1700-1799
Date:15 Apr 1739
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Cambridge
Type of Experience(Reader):
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(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:13 Jan 1720
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Scholarship at Emmanuel College Cambridge 1738 -41, beginning MA.
Religion:Church of England
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author:Francis Burgerdiscius [Burgersdijk]
Title:Institutionum Logicarum
Genre:Philosophy
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:10797
Source:Richard Hurd
Editor:Sarah Brewer
Title:The Early Letters of Bishop Richard Hurd, 1739-1762
Place of Publication:Woodbridge
Date of Publication:1995
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Page:1
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Richard Hurd, Sarah Brewer (ed.), The Early Letters of Bishop Richard Hurd, 1739-1762, (Woodbridge, 1995), p. 1, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=10797, accessed: 29 September 2024
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