1750 in poetry

none 1750 poetry literature Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events Christopher Smart wins the Seatonian Prize for "On the Attributes of the Supreme Being" Works published William Collins, The Passions: An odeCox, Michael, editor, The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature, Oxford University Press, 2004, 0-19-860634-6 Thomas Cooke, An Ode on Moartial Virtue, published anonymously Robert Dodsley, The Oeconomy of Human Life, published anonymously; has also been attributed to Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield; published this year, although the book states "1751" Mary Jones, Miscellanies in Prose and Verse Charlotte Lennox, The Art of Coquetry James Thomson, Poems on Several Occasions, posthumous Thomas Warton, the younger, New-market, published anonymously this year, although the book states "1751" Edward Young, The Complaint; or, Night-Thoughts on Life, Death and Immortality, published anonymously; the collected edition of Nights, Books 1–9 (see The Complaint 1742) Births Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article: April 24 – John Trumbull (died 1831), American poetWeb page titled "American Poetry Full-Text Database / Bibliography" at University of Chicago Library website, retrieved March 4, 2009 June 19 – Lemuel Hopkins (died 1801), American poet and satiristBurt, Daniel S., The Chronology of American Literature: : America's literary achievements from the colonial era to modern times, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2004, 978-0-618-16821-7, retrieved via Google Books July 30 – John Taylor (died 1826), English businessman, poet and Unitarian hymn writer September 5 – Robert Fergusson (died 1774), Scottish poet September 18 – Tomás de Iriarte y Oropesa (died 1791), Spanish poet October 31 – Leonor de Almeida Portugal (died 1839), Portuguese poet November 7 – Count Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg (died 1819), German poet December 8 – Lady Anne Barnard, née Lindsay (died 1825), Scottish poet and author of the ballad "Auld Robin Gray" Deaths Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article: February 8 – Aaron Hill (born 1685), English dramatist, poet and miscellaneous writer March 20 – Johann Sigismund Scholze (born 1705), German March 21 – Mehetabel Wesley Wright (born 1697), English July 29 – Laetitia Pilkington (born c. 1709), Anglo-Irish poet and memoirist John Winstanley (born 1678?), Anglo-Irish See also Poetry Poetry List of years in poetry Notes Category:18th-century poetry Poetry