Poems on several subjects : Written by Stephen Duck, lately a poor thresher in a Barn in the county of Wilts, at the wages of four shillings and six pence per week: which were publickly read in the drawing-room at Windsor Castle, on Friday the 11th of September, 1730, to Her Majesty. Who was thereupon most graciously pleased to take the author into her royal protection, by allowing him a salary of thirty pounds per annum, and a small house at Richmond in Surrey, to live in, for the better support of himself and family.
| Author/creator | Duck, Stephen |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | The eighth edition, corrected. To which is added, some account of the life of the author. |
| Publication Info | Dublin : Printed by S. Powell for George Ewing, at the Angel and Bible, in Dame's-street, MDCCXXXI. [1731] |
| Description | 32 pages ; 8⁰. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
| Subjects |
| General note | Reproduction of original from National Library of Ireland. |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, N25184. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
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