1747 in poetryAlas! regardless of their doom, The little victims play; No sense have they of ills to come, Nor care beyond to-day: * * Yet, ah! why should they know their fate, Since sorrow never comes too late, And happiness too swiftly flies? Thought would destroy their Paradise. No more;—where ignorance is bliss, 'Tis folly to be wise. — Thomas Gray, Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College (full text here) Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).
1716 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Voltaire is exiled to Tulle. Poet John Byrom returns to England to teach his own system of shorthand. Edmund Curll renews his controversy with Matthew Prior, by threatening to publish the poet's works without permission. Jane Brereton, The Fifth Ode of the Fourth Book of Horace Imitated Francis Chute, writing under the pen name "Mr.
1702 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). 1702 Matsuo Bashō, Oku no Hosomichi (奥の細道, "The Narrow Road to the Interior" or "The Narrow Road to the Deep North") is published posthumously. This poetic travel diary chronicles a journey to the Northern Provinces of Honshū undertaken in 1689.
1626 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). February 18 – Poet Abraham Holland dies of the Great Plague of London having on the previous day handed over the manuscript of his poems later published as Hollandi Posthuma (including one on the Plague) to his brother, the printer Henry Holland.
1598 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Richard Barnfield: The Encomium of Lady Pecunia; or, The Praise of Money Poems in Divers Humours Nicholas Breton, A Solemne Passion of the Soules Love Richard Carew, published anonymously, A Herrings Tale George Chapman: Seven Bookes of the Iliades of Homere, Prince of Poets, contains books 1–2, 7–9 (see also Achilles Shield 1598, Homer Prince of Poets 1609, The Iliads of Homer 1611, Homers Odysses 1614, Twenty-four Bookes of Homers Odisses 1615, The Whole Workes of Homer 1616) Achilles Shield Thomas Churchyard, A Wished Reformacion of Wicked Rebellion (expanded in 1611 as Queen Anna's New World of Words) Everard Guilpin, published anonymously, Skialetheia.
1665 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Jacques Testu de Belval elected to the Académie française Charles Cotton, Scarronides; or, Virgile Travestie, published anonymously (see also Scarronides 1664, 1667) Edward Herbert, Lord Herbert of Cherbury, Occasional Verses of Edward Lord Herbert, Baron of Cherbury and Castle-Island Andrew Marvell, The Character of Holland, published anonymously John Phillips, translator, Typhon; or,
1704 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Now the Assembly [the Kit-Kat Club] to adjourn prepar'd, When Bibliopolo from behind appear'd As well describ'd by th' old Satyrick Bard, With leering Looks, Bull-fac'd , and Freckled fair, With two left Legs; and Judas-colour'd [red] Hair, With Frowzy Pores, that taint the ambient Air. Sweating and Puffing for a-while he stood.
1655 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). John Cotgrave, The English Treasury of Wit and Language: collected out of the most, and best of our English poems; methodically digested into common places for generall use. By John Cotgrave, Gent (full title, but punctuation and spelling here may be different from the actual title page), contains verse drama, quotations, maxims, etc.
