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''Dear to your unity shall Fame extend;''<br> ''Dear to your unity shall Fame extend;''<br>
''While to the World, the letter's Stone shall tell,''<br> ''While to the World, the letter's Stone shall tell,''<br>
''How Caldwell, Attucks, Gray and Mav'rick fell.''''<br> ''How Caldwell, Attucks, Gray and Mav'rick fell.''<br>
"On the Affray in King Street, on the Evening of the 5th of March, 1770'', about the ] | ]}} "On the Affray in King Street, on the Evening of the 5th of March, 1770", about the ] | ]}}


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* ], "An Essay on the Uses and Advantages of the Fine Arts"<ref name=rmlaal/> * ], "An Essay on the Uses and Advantages of the Fine Arts"<ref name=rmlaal/>
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** "On the Affray in King Street, on the Evening of the 5th of March, 1770" about the ] which had taken place near Wheatley's home<ref>Gates, Henry Louis Jr. (2003). The Trials of Phillis Wheatley: America's First Black Poet and Her Encounters With the Founding Fathers, New York: Basic Civitas Books. ISBN 978-0-465-01850-5, p. 20</ref> ** "On the Affray in King Street, on the Evening of the 5th of March, 1770" about the ] which had taken place near Wheatley's home<ref>Gates, Henry Louis Jr. (2003). The Trials of Phillis Wheatley: America's First Black Poet and Her Encounters With the Founding Fathers, New York: Basic Civitas Books. {{ISBN|978-0-465-01850-5}}, p. 20</ref>
** an elegy to ] that received widespread acclaim. It was published within weeks of his death as a broadside in Boston, then in Newport, Rhode Island, then four more times in Boston and a dozen more times in New York, Philadelphia and Newport. It was published in London in ].<ref>Gates, Henry Louis Jr. (2003). The Trials of Phillis Wheatley: America's First Black Poet and Her Encounters With the Founding Fathers, New York: Basic Civitas Books. ISBN 978-0-465-01850-5, p. 21, 22</ref> ** an elegy to ] that received widespread acclaim. It was published within weeks of his death as a broadside in Boston, then in Newport, Rhode Island, then four more times in Boston and a dozen more times in New York, Philadelphia and Newport. It was published in London in ].<ref>Gates, Henry Louis Jr. (2003). The Trials of Phillis Wheatley: America's First Black Poet and Her Encounters With the Founding Fathers, New York: Basic Civitas Books. {{ISBN|978-0-465-01850-5}}, p. 21, 22</ref>


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], the most famous image of ] in the 19th century. The English poet and forger committed suicide on August 24, at the age of 17. (The figure of the poet was modelled by the young ])]] ], the most famous image of ] in the 19th century. The English poet and forger committed suicide on August 24, at the age of 17. (The figure of the poet was modelled by the young ])]]
* ], ''Miscellanies'',<ref name=cocel>Cox, Michael, editor, ''The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature'', Oxford University Press, 2004, ISBN 0-19-860634-6</ref> poetry and prose by a ] * ], ''Miscellanies'',<ref name=cocel>Cox, Michael, editor, ''The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature'', Oxford University Press, 2004, {{ISBN|0-19-860634-6}}</ref> poetry and prose by a ]
* ], ''Poems on Several Occasions''<ref name=cocel/> * ], ''Poems on Several Occasions''<ref name=cocel/>
* Sir ], Lord Hailes, editor, ''Ancient Scottish Poems'', an anthology<ref name=cocel/> * Sir ], Lord Hailes, editor, ''Ancient Scottish Poems'', an anthology<ref name=cocel/>
* ], ''The Deserted Village'', published in May<ref name=cocel/> * ], '']'', published in May<ref name=cocel/>
* ], ''Inquiry into the Authenticity of the Rowley Poems'', criticism * ], ''Inquiry into the Authenticity of the Rowley Poems'', criticism
* ], ''Poetical Works''<ref name=cocel/> * ], ''Poetical Works''<ref name=cocel/>


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* ], ''Graces'', ]<ref name=tchgl>Thomas, Calvin, , New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1909, retrieved December 14, 2009</ref> * ], ''Graces'', ]<ref name=tchgl>Thomas, Calvin, , New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1909, retrieved December 14, 2009</ref>
* ], '']'' ("Letter to the author of The Three Impostors"); ] * ], '']'' ("Letter to the author of The Three Impostors"); ]


==Births== ==Births==
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⚫ * February 1 &ndash; ] (died ]), ] ] poet
* March 20 &ndash; ] (died ]), ] * March 20 &ndash; ] (died ]), ]
* April 7 &ndash; ], ] poet (died ]) * April 7 &ndash; ] (died ]), ] ]
* April 11 &ndash; ] (died ]), ] politician and statesman who became prime minister and wrote poetry * April 11 &ndash; ] (died ]), ] prime minister and occasional poet
⚫ * December 9 ''bapt.'' &ndash; ] (died ]), ] poet and novelist writing in both Scots and English

* Also:
⚫ ** ] (died ]), ] poet and novelist who wrote in both Scots and English
⚫ ** ] (died ]), ] poet and writer


==Deaths== ==Deaths==
Birth years link to the corresponding " in poetry" article: Birth years link to the corresponding " in poetry" article:
* June 23 &ndash; ] (born ]), 48, ] poet and physician * c. January &ndash; ] (born ]), ] poet (lost at sea)
* June 21 &ndash; ] (born ]), Swedish writer
⚫ * August 24 &ndash; ], ] poet and ] of ] (born ]), suicide by arsenic poisoning rather than death by starvation at the young age of 17. Although his death was little noticed at the time, he was later an ] of unacknowledged genius for the ]s.
* June 23 &ndash; ] (born ]), ] poet and physician
⚫ * August 24 &ndash; ], ] poet and ] of ] (born ]), suicide by arsenic poisoning rather than death by starvation aged 17; although his death is little noticed at the time, he is later an ] of unacknowledged genius for the ]s
* Also: * Also:
** ] (born ]), ] ** ] (born ]), ]
** ] (born c.]), ] poet
** ] (born ]), ] language poet, performer, satirist ** ] (born ]), ] language poet, performer, satirist
** ] (born ]), black ] scholar and poet


==See also== ==See also==
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Overview of the events of 1770 in poetry
List of years in poetry (table)
In literature
1767
1768
1769
1770
1771
1772
1773
+...

Long as in Freedom's Cause the wise contend,
Dear to your unity shall Fame extend;
While to the World, the letter's Stone shall tell,
How Caldwell, Attucks, Gray and Mav'rick fell.

"On the Affray in King Street, on the Evening of the 5th of March, 1770", about the Boston Massacre

— Phillis Wheatley

Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).

Works published

Colonial America

  • William Billings, The New England Psalm-Singer
  • William Livingsotn:
    • "A Soliloquy"
    • "America: or, A Poem on the Settlement of the British Colonies"
  • John Trumbull, "An Essay on the Uses and Advantages of the Fine Arts"
  • Phillis Wheatley:
    • "On the Affray in King Street, on the Evening of the 5th of March, 1770" about the Boston Massacre which had taken place near Wheatley's home
    • an elegy to George Whitefield that received widespread acclaim. It was published within weeks of his death as a broadside in Boston, then in Newport, Rhode Island, then four more times in Boston and a dozen more times in New York, Philadelphia and Newport. It was published in London in 1771.

United Kingdom

The Death of Chatterton, 1856, by Henry Wallis, the most famous image of Thomas Chatterton in the 19th century. The English poet and forger committed suicide on August 24, at the age of 17. (The figure of the poet was modelled by the young George Meredith)

Other

Births

Death years link to the corresponding " in poetry" article:

Deaths

Birth years link to the corresponding " in poetry" article:

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Ludwig, Richard M., and Clifford A. Nault, Jr., Annals of American Literature: 1602–1983, 1986, New York: Oxford University Press
  2. Gates, Henry Louis Jr. (2003). The Trials of Phillis Wheatley: America's First Black Poet and Her Encounters With the Founding Fathers, New York: Basic Civitas Books. ISBN 978-0-465-01850-5, p. 20
  3. Gates, Henry Louis Jr. (2003). The Trials of Phillis Wheatley: America's First Black Poet and Her Encounters With the Founding Fathers, New York: Basic Civitas Books. ISBN 978-0-465-01850-5, p. 21, 22
  4. ^ Cox, Michael, editor, The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature, Oxford University Press, 2004, ISBN 0-19-860634-6
  5. Thomas, Calvin, A History of German Literature, New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1909, retrieved December 14, 2009
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