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Mark Akenside (1721–1770)

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Geboortedatum
1721-11-09
Overlijdensdatum
1770-06-23
Geslacht
male
Nationaliteit
Great Britain
Geboorteplaats
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
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poet
physician

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Akenside is to be considered as a didactic and lyric poet. His great work is the "Pleasures of Imagination," a performance which, published as it was at the age of twenty-three, raised expectations that were not amply satisfied. It has undoubtedly a just claim to very particular notice as an example of great felicity of genius, and uncommon aptitude of acquisitions, of a young mind stored with images, and much exercised in combining and comparing them. –Samuel Johnson in Lives of the Poets… (meer)
 
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JamesBoswell | Oct 19, 2008 |
Harry B. Smith's listing of this copy in his Sentimental Llibrary.
 
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Leden
55
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3.9
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2
ISBNs
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