Thomas Blacklock Poems on Several Occasions 1754
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Author: Blacklock, Thomas
Title: Poems on Several Occasions
Place Published: Edinburgh
Publisher:Hamilton, Balfour and Neill
Date Published: 1754
Description:
Author: Blacklock, Thomas
Title: Poems on Several Occasions
Place Published: Edinburgh
Publisher:Hamilton, Balfour and Neill
Date Published: 1754
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xvi, 181pp. Half title. (8vo) 20.5x13 cm (8x5") period half calf and marbled boards. First English Edition.
First published in Dublin, 1746. "Blacklock, Thomas, poet and writer, was born on 10 November 1721 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, the son of John Blacklock , a bricklayer from Cumberland, and his wife, Ann, the daughter of Richard Rae, a cattle dealer. In early infancy Blacklock lost his sight owing to smallpox. Despite this misfortune the attentions of his father and friends engendered in him an interest in languages and literature, particularly poetry..." - DNB
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