Attributions of Authorship in the Gentleman's Magazine,
1731-1868: An Electronic Union List
Emily Lorraine de Montluzin
Volume 31 (1761)
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31
(1761)
32-33
A
"Character of the late Dr. [Stephen] Hales."
Peter Collinson.
Smith (J) 1: 443
- 31 (1761): 37. V:
"On the Death of his late Majesty [George II], &c. from the Cambridge
Collection."
Rev. William Arden.
[Orig. "W. Ardens, Fellow of the King's-College"]
- 31 (1761): 37. V:
"Occasioned by reading the Nomination of the Members for the County of Ox-
--d."
Thomas Oakham.
[Orig. "Oakham"; Thomas Oakham signs a poem in GM 29 (1759): 178- 179.]
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31
(1761)
38
V
"Epigram ['My lov'd Boscawen dead!']."
Rev. John Duncombe.
Orig. "Crito"
- 31 (1761): 39. V:
"On the King's [George II's] Death."
Rev. John Cowper.
[Orig. "J. Cowper, B.A. C.C.C.C."; Alumni Cantab., Pt. II, 1: 158]
- 31 (1761): 39. V:
"Prologue to the Earl of Essex [by Henry Brooke]; written by Mr Murphy,
and spoken by Mr Sheridan."
Arthur Murphy.
[Authorship disclosed in title]
- 31 (1761): 39-40. V:
"Epilogue [to Henry Brooke's Earl of Essex]; written by Mr
Garrick, and spoken by Mrs [Hannah] Pritchard, in the Character of Q.
Elizabeth."
David Garrick.
[Authorship disclosed in title]
- 31 (1761): 55-56. L:
"The Statute concerning the Celebration of Easter explained [including
explanation of lunar cycles]."
Thomas Fisher.
[Orig. "T. Fisher"]
- 31 (1761): 88. V:
"Prologue to [John Hawkesworth's] Edgar and Emmeline; Written by Mr
Garrick. Spoken by Mrs [Mary Ann] Yates."
David Garrick.
[Authorship disclosed in title]
- 31 (1761): 88. V:
"Prologue to the Jealous Wife [by George Colman]: written by Mr Lloyd.
Spoken by Mr Garrick."
Robert Lloyd.
[Authorship disclosed in title]
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31
(1761)
125
L
"Accounts of a Stone-Coffin [found in Purton, Wilts.]."
Rev. John Duncombe [?].
Orig. "J.D."
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31
(1761)
135
V
"Virtue and Fame. To the Ct--ss of E--gr--t [Countess of
Egremont], By Lord L---n."
George, 1st Baron Lyttelton.
GM 31 (1761): 183; Orig. "Lord L---n"
- 31 (1761): 135. V:
"Epistle from a Soldier in Hilsea Barracks to his Friend in
London."
William Vernon.
[Orig. "W. Vernon, Soldier in the Old Buffs"]
- 31 (1761): 135. V:
"To my Niece E.D. ['One rolls in state, another's rich in
spirit']."
William Wright.
[Orig. "Rawleigh Witlim" (which is a variant spelling of the pseudonym "Rawligh Witlim" [an anagram of the name William Wright] used in 30 [1760]: 276-277)]
- 31 (1761): 158-159. A:
"Mr Alderman Beckford's Speech to the Livery of London, upon his being
declared one of their Representatives in Parliament."
William Beckford.
[Orig. "W. Beckford"]
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31
(1761)
183
V
"Addition extempore to the Verses on Lady
E--gr--t [Countess of Egremont]."
Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke.
Orig. "Earl of H--- ke"; v. following poem on the same page.
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31
(1761)
183
V
"Lord L---n's Letter to the Earl of H---ke;
occasioned by the foregoing Verses."
George, 1st Baron Lyttelton.
Orig. "Lord L---n"; v. preceding poem on the same page
- 31 (1761): 184.
V: "Inscription for an Oak in Penhurst Park. By the late Mr F.
Coventry."
Rev. Francis Coventry.
[Sherbo 82: 297]
- 31 (1761): 256-257. A:
"Description of a portable Furnace for trying Ore."
Dr. Dietrich Wessel Linden.
[Orig. "D. W. Linden"; Linden published Three Letters on Mining and Smelting (NUC).]
- 31 (1761): 279. V:
"Prologue to All in the Wrong, a Comedy of Five Acts. By Mr
[Arthur] Murphy; now acting at Drury-Lane. Written and spoke by Mr
Foote."
Samuel Foote.
[Authorship disclosed in title]
- 31 (1761): 279. V:
"Epilogue, Written by Mr Garrick. Spoken by Mrs Yates."
David Garrick.
[Authorship disclosed in title]
- 31 (1761): 279-280. V:
"Song. Written by Mr Garrick ['Ye Criticks above, and ye
Critics below']."
David Garrick.
[Authorship disclosed in title]
- 31 (1761): 280. V:
"The Origin of Man. From the Fragments of Menander, lately published. By
the Rev. Mr Fawkes."
Rev. Francis Fawkes.
[Authorship disclosed in title]
- 31 (1761): 326. V:
"Genius, Envy, and Time. Addressed to William Hogarth, Esq; By Mr
Lloyd."
Robert Lloyd.
[Authorship disclosed in title]
- 31 (1761): 328. V:
"The Pleasures of Solitude. From the Fragments of Menander. By the Rev.
Mr Fawkes."
Rev. Francis Fawkes.
[Authorship disclosed in title]
- 31 (1761): 340. L:
"Letter from Dr Bevis relative to the transit of Venus."
Dr. John Bevis.
[Orig. "J. Bevis"]
- 31 (1761): 341-342. L:
"Lead Smelting House [at Bristol Hot-Wells]."
Dr. Dietrich Wessel Linden.
[Orig. "D. W. Linden"; Linden published Three Letters on Mining and Smelting (NUC).]
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31
(1761)
374
V
"Happy the man, that quits the madding crowd."
Rev. John Cowper.
Lit. Anec. 6: 615
- 31 (1761): 374-375. V:
"Verses occasioned by an Incident, At the Seat of Wm Shenstone, Esq.; By
Mr Dodsley."
Robert Dodsley.
[Authorship disclosed in title]
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31
(1761)
376
V
"Stanzas proposed for the Arrival of the intended Queen
[Charlotte]."
John Hawkesworth [?].
Orig. "X."
- 31 (1761): 398-402.
A: "Anette and Lubin; said to be a true Story. From
the French."
John Hawkesworth [?].
[Abbott 82: 216, n. 32]
- 31 (1761): 422-423. V:
"Specimens of a new Translation of Tasso's Jerusalem, now in the
Press; the first Book of which has been printed, and presented by the Author, Mr
Hoole, to his Friends."
John Hoole.
[Authorship disclosed in title; BMGC]
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31
(1761)
456-459
L
"Artful Management of the French in concluding
Treaties."
David Henry [?].
Orig. "D.Y."
- 31 (1761): 472.
L: John Donne's "The Canonization" and two
paraphrases enc.
Thomas Phillibrown, Jun.
[Davis 22, 379 (n. 28)]
- 31 (1761): 488. L:
"Dr Linden's Acc. of [the medicinal qualities of] Bristol Waters."
Dr. Dietrich Wessel Linden.
[Orig. "D. W. Linden"; Linden published various works on the medicinal benefits of English and continental spa waters (BMGC).]
- 31 (1761): 489.
L: Cover letter (p. 489) enc. "Life of Signor [Agostino] Steffani, a
celebrated
Musician" (pp. 489-492) enc.
Thomas Phillibrown, Jun.
[Davis 64-65, 383 (nn. 49, 50)]
- 31 (1761): 506-507. L:
"Observ. on a Passage in Isaiah [26.3]."
William Massey.
[Orig. "W. Massey"]
- 31 (1761): 594. V:
"To a Lady before Marriage. By the late ingenious Mr Tickel; never before
published."
Thomas Tickell.
[Authorship disclosed in title]
- 31 (1761): 595. V:
"Prologue to [Dr. Delap's] Hecuba; a Tragedy now acting in Drury-
Lane. Written by Mr Lloyd, and spoken by Mr Garrick."
Robert Lloyd.
[Authorship disclosed in title]
- 31 (1761): 595. V:
"Epilogue [to Dr. Delap's Hecuba]. Written by Mr Garrick, and
spoken by Miss Bride."
David Garrick.
[Authorship disclosed in title]
- 31 (1761): 635. L:
"Extraord. poetical Genius [enc. a letter from 'the Warwickshire
poetess' (Miss Whately), p. 635, to a friend of hers; plus her accompanying
poem, p. 636 ('To you, Eliza, be these lines consign'd')]."
Dr. John Wall.
[Orig. "J. Wall"]