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Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).
Works published
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Portrait of Allan Ramsay, painted this year by William Aikman
- Thomas Cooke, Marlborough, the Duke of Marlborough died June 16[1]
- Hildebrand Jacob, Bedlam, published this year, although the book states "1723"[1]
- Thomas Parnell, Poems on Several Occasions[1]
- Allan Ramsay, Fables and Tales[1]
- Elizabeth Thomas, Miscellany Poems on Several Subjects, published anonymously[1]
- Thomas Walter, The Sweet Psalmist of Israel, English, Colonial American[2]
Births
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
- February 26 – Mary Leapor (died 1746), English kitchenmaid poet
- April 11 – Christopher Smart (died 1771), English poet
- April 22 (bapt.) – Joseph Warton (died 1800), English poet and critic
- December 1 – Anna Louisa Karsch (died 1804), German
- Waris Shah (died 1798), Punjabi Sufi poet
Deaths
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
- September 26 – Guillaume Massieu (born 1665), French churchman, translator and poet
See also
- Poetry
- List of years in poetry
- List of years in literature
- 18th century in poetry
- 18th century in literature
- Augustan poetry
- Scriblerus Club
Notes
- [1] "A Timeline of English Poetry" Web page of the Representative Poetry Online Web site, University of Toronto