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Works published
- John Cleland, The Times!, Volume 1, a verse satire
- Robert Lloyd, The Actor, a popular poem of its time
- James Macpherson, Fragments of Ancient Poetry Collected in the Highlands of Scotland
- The Famous Tommy Thumb's Little Story-book, with "Little Boy Blue"
Births
- March 10 — Leandro Fernández de Moratín, Spanish dramatist, translator and neoclassical poet (died 1828)
- May 10 — Johann Peter Hebel, German poet (died 1826)
- Richard Polwhele
- Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, French poet, composer (died 1836)
Deaths
- date unknown — Isaac Hawkins Browne (poet) (born 1705)
See also
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