The beautiful works of the Reverend Mr. Stephen Duck, (the Wiltshire Bard:) Who was many Years a poor Thresher in a Barn, at Charleton in the County of Wilts, at the Wages of four Shillings and Six-Pence per Week, 'till taken Notice of by Her late Majesty Queen Caroline; who, on Account of his great Genius, gave him an Apartment at Kew, near Richmond, in Surry, and a Salary of Thirty Pounds per Annum; after which he studied the learned Languages, took Orders, and is now a dignified Clergyman. To which is prefixed, some account of his life and writings.
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- Imprint
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London: printed for and sold by the Booksellers, MDCCLIII. [1753]
- Publication year
- 1753-1753
- ESTC No.
- T67018
- Grub Street ID
- 291680
- Description
- xxviii,140p. ; 12⁰
- Note
- The running-title reads: 'Poems on several occasions'.
With an account of Duck's life by J. Spence.