Record Number: 19900
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
[LP reproduces her poem 'To the Right Hon. Henry Pelham, Esq.] 'I shewed these lines to Mr [italics] Cibber [end italics], who liked them so well, that he undertook to deliver them for me. The next morning, early, he waited on him, and then call'd upon me, and, giving me ten Guineas, asked me, whether I thought them a sufficient Reward for my Poetry? I told him, I really did: Well then, said he, Mr Pelham distinguished thus: "There are five Guineas, for the Lady's Numbers; and Five more, for the good Advice they contain; and tell her, I hope God will always give me Grace to follow it". '
Century:1700-1799
Date:Until: 24 Dec 1743
Country:England
Timemorning
Place:city: London
specific address: his own home
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:25 Sep 1694
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:politician
Religion:n/a
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: Title:To the Right Hon. Henry Pelham, Esq.
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Manuscript: Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
broughtg by Colley Cibber, from L. Pilkington
Source Information:
Record ID:19900
Source:Laetitia Pilkington
Editor:A.C. Elias
Title:Mempirs of Laetitia Pilkington
Place of Publication:Athens GA
Date of Publication:1997
Vol:I
Page:156-7
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Laetitia Pilkington, A.C. Elias (ed.), Mempirs of Laetitia Pilkington, (Athens GA, 1997), I, p. 156-7, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=19900, accessed: 18 July 2024
Additional Comments:
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