Record Number: 20780

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'This Epitaph [on 'Philips, a musician'] is so exquisitely beautiful that I remember even Lord Kames, strangely prejudiced as he was against Dr Johnson, was compelled to allow it very high praise'.

Century:

1700-1799

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1740 and 31 Dec 1740

Country:

n/a

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Henry Home, Lord Kames

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

1696

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

philosopher

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

Scotland

Country of Experience:

n/a

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Samuel Johnson

Title:

Epitaph on Philips, a Musician

Genre:

Poetry

Form of Text:

Print: Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

20780

Source:

Print

Author:

James Boswell

Editor:

R.W. Chapman

Title:

Life of Johnson

Place of Publication:

Oxford

Date of Publication:

1980

Vol:

n/a

Page:

107

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

James Boswell , R.W. Chapman (ed.), Life of Johnson, (Oxford, 1980), p. 107, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=20780, accessed: 22 November 2024

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Additional Comments:

Originally published 1791.