Record Number: 21729
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Talking of Rochester's Poems, he said, he had given them to Mr. Steevens to castrate for the edition of the poets, to which he was to write Prefaces. Dr. Taylor (the only time I ever heard him say any thing witty) observed, that "if Rochester had been castrated himself, his exceptionable poems would not have been written". I asked if Burnet had not given a good Life of Rochester. JOHNSON. "We have a good [italics] Death [end italics]: there is not much [italics] Life[end italics]".'
Century:1700-1799
Date:Until: 22 Sep 1777
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Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
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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:18 Sep 1709
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:writer
Religion:Anglican
Country of Origin:England
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Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Some passages of the life and death of the Right Honourable John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester
Genre:Biography
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Source Information:
Record ID:21729
Source:James Boswell
Editor:R.W. Chapman
Title:Life of Boswell
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1980
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Page:869
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Citation:
James Boswell, R.W. Chapman (ed.), Life of Boswell, (Oxford, 1980), p. 869, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=21729, accessed: 06 October 2024
Additional Comments:
Originally published 1791