1785 in poetry

none 1785 poetry literature Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events April 14 - Death of English poet William Whitehead in London. Reverend Thomas Warton succeeds him as Poet Laureate of Great Britain after the refusal of William Mason. May 22 - Scottish poet Robert Burns' first child, Elizabeth ("Dear-bought Bess"), is born to his mother's servant, Elizabeth Paton.http://www.robertburns.org/encyclopedia/PatonElizabeth.705.shtml Paton, Elizabeth The Burns Encyclopedia 2014-01-28 Works published in English United Kingdom Samuel Egerton Brydges, Sonnets and other Poems, published anonymouslyCox, Michael, editor, The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature, Oxford University Press, 2004, 0-19-860634-6 Robert Burns, "To A Mouse", "Halloween" Colman, George, and Bonnell Thornton, eds. Poems by the most eminent ladies of Great Britain and Ireland. Re-published from the collection of G. Colman and B. Thornton, Esqrs., with considerable alterations, additions, and improvements. London: W. Stafford, 1785: 2nd ed. of one of the earliest anthologies of women's writing in English William Combe, The Royal Dream; or, The P[rince] in a Panic, published anonymously William Cowper, The Task, Volume 2 of Poems, in addition to the title poem, the book includes "The Diverting History of John Gilpin" (a poem first published in 1782), "An Epistle to Joseph Hill, Esq.", "Tirocinium; or, A Review of Schools" (first volume of Poems published 1782, Poems 1815) George Crabbe, The News-Paper William Hayley, A Philosophical, Historical and Moral Essay on Old Maids Samuel Johnson, The Works of Samuel Johnson, poetry and prose in 11 volumes (another two volumes published in 1787 and another in 1788) Hannah More, Sensibility: A Poetical Epistle, United KingdomLudwig, Richard M., and Clifford A. Nault, Jr., Annals of American Literature: 1602–1983, 1986, New York: Oxford University Press Edward Lovibond, Poems on Several Occasions Charles Wilkins (translator), Bhagvat-geeta, or Dialogues of Kreeshna and Arjoon John Wolcot, writing under the pen name "Peter Pindar": The Lousiad, Canto 1 (Canto 2 published 1787, Canto 3 in 1791, Canto 4 in 1792, Canto 5 in 1795) Lyric Odes, for the Year 1785 Ann Yearsley, Poems, on Several Occasions Works published in other languages János Bacsanyi, The Valour of the Magyars, Hungary Jens Baggesen, Comic Tales, written in imitation of Voltaire; DenmarkGiovanni Bach, Richard Beck, Adolph B. Benson, Axel Johan Uppvall, and others, translated in part and edited by Frederika Blankner, The History of the Scandinavian Literatures: A Survey of the Literatures of the Norway, Sweden, Denamark, Iceland and Finland From Their Origins to the Present Day, p 179, Dial Press, 1938, New York Friedrich Schiller, Ode to Joy, Germany Births Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article: January 13 - Samuel Woodworth (died 1842), American author, literary journalist, playwright, librettist and poetWeb page titled "American Poetry Full-Text Database / Bibliography" at University of Chicago Library website, retrieved March 4, 2009 March 7 - Alessandro Manzoni (died 1873), Italian poet and novelist April 4 - Bettina von Arnim (died 1859), German writer, poet, composer and novelist April 6 - John Pierpont (died 1866), American poet, teacher, lawyer, merchant and Congregational minister October 18 - Thomas Love Peacock (died 1866), English satirical novelist and writer November 13 - Lady Caroline Lamb, born the Honourable Caroline Ponsonby (died 1828), English aristocrat, novelist and poet best known for her affair with Lord Byron Also: Bhojo Bhagat (died 1850), Indian, Gujarati-language devotional poetMohan, Sarala Jag, Chapter 4: "Twentieth-Century Gujarati Literature" (Google books link), in Natarajan, Nalini, and Emanuel Sampath Nelson, editors, Handbook of Twentieth-century Literatures of India, Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Publishing Group, 1996, 978-0-313-28778-7, retrieved December 10, 2008 Gopala Krishna Pattanayak (died 1862), Indian, Oriya-language poetDas, Sisir Kumar, "A Chronology of Literary Events / 1911–1956", in Das, Sisir Kumar and various, History of Indian Literature: 1911-1956: struggle for freedom: triumph and tragedy, Volume 2, 1995, published by Sahitya Akademi, 978-81-7201-798-9, retrieved via Google Books on December 23, 2008 Deaths Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article: January 19 - Zaharije Orfelin (born 1726), Serbian educator, administrator, poet, engraver, lexicographer, herbalist, historian, winemaker, translator, editor, publisher, polemicist and traveler April 14 - William Whitehead (born 1715), English poet and playwright April 26 - Karl Siegmund von Seckendorff (born 1744), German April 27 - Henry Taylor (born 1711), Church of England clergyman, author and poet September 17 - Antoine Léonard Thomas (born 1732), French poet November 25 - Richard Glover (born 1712), English poet December 29 - Johan Herman Wessel (born 1742), Norwegian poet See also Poetry Poetry Notes Category:18th-century poetry Poetry *