1731 in poetry
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[edit] Events
[edit] Works published
- Alexander Pope, Of Taste and four Moral Essays (1731-35)
[edit] Births
- Samuel Bishop
- February — Charles Churchill (died 1764, English poet[1]
- November 15 — William Cowper, English poet (died 1800[1]
- Erasmus Darwin
- John Freeth (?)
- Francis Grose
- William Woty
[edit] Deaths
- April 24 or April 25 — Daniel Defoe (the exact date is unknown), English author, writer, journalist, spy and poet, probably while in hiding from his creditors. He was interred in Bunhill Fields, London, where his grave can still be visited.
- December 26 — Antoine Houdar de la Motte, 59, French poet and author
- Mary Astell
- Penelope Aubin
- Edward Ward
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- [1] "A Timeline of English Poetry" Web page of the Representative Poetry Online Web site, University of Toronto
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