Attributions of Authorship in the Gentleman's Magazine,
1731-1868: An Electronic Union List
Emily Lorraine de Montluzin
Volume 50 (1780)
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50
(1780)
iii-iv.
S:
"Preface."
Rev. John Duncombe.
Sherbo 84: 230
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50
(1780)
20
A:
"Remarks on Booksellers of the last
Century."
John Nichols
Kuist 82: 117Orig. "Eugenio"
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50
(1780)
21-22
L:
"Critical Remarks on Shakspeare [to supplement
notes of George Steevens and Edmond Malone]."
Rev. Samuel Henley
Kuist 82: 78Orig. "S.H."
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50
(1780)
23-24.
L:
"Mr. [Michael] Maittaire's Publications."
John Nichols.
Sherbo 84: 233 Orig. "J.N."
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50
(1780)
24
L
"T. Row's Definition of the Word Bleak."
Rev. Samuel Pegge the Elder.
GM66-ii (1796): 1082 Orig. "T. Row"
- 50 (1780): 25-26. A:
"Reflections on the Distresses of the Poor."
Dr. John Coakley Lettsom.
[Orig. "J. C. Lettsom"]
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50
(1780)
28.
L:
"Prior's Solomon vindicated."
Rev. George Ashby.
Sherbo 89: 252 Orig. "D.C."
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50
(1780)
33-35
R
Andrew Kippis's Biographia Britannica, 2nd ed., Vol. 2.
Rev. John Duncombe.
Lit. Anec.9: 184n
- 50 (1780): 38-39. V:
"Epilogue [to Zoraida], by the Author of the Piece . . . ['Well,
thank my stars! no more an Eastern bride']."
William Hudson.
[Biog. Dram. 3: 433]
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50
(1780)
61
S
"Note on the Average Price of Wheat."
Rev. John Duncombe.
Orig. "Crito"
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50
(1780)
64-65
L
"Miscellaneous Observations and Corrections [re items in the
GM]."
John Loveday the Elder or John Loveday the Younger.
Orig. "Scrutator"
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50
(1780)
74-75
L
"Mr. T. Row's Remarks on Yew-Trees, and on Romish Saints; T.
Row on Canons Cursal, and on a curious Saxon Relique."
Rev. Samuel Pegge the Elder.
GM66-ii (1796): 1082 Orig. "T. Row"
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50
(1780)
79
L
"The wonderful Boy of Lubeck [William Crotch]."
Rev. Samuel Henley.
Orig. "S.H."
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50
(1780)
79-80
L
"Benefits of Inclosures farther considered."
Rev. Samuel Henley.
Orig. "S.H."
- 50 (1780): 90. V:
"Verses written by the Countess Dowager of Derwentwater, at the age of 25,
soon after her husband was beheaded on Tower-Hill, 1715."
Anna Maria Webb Radcliffe, Countess of Derwentwater.
[DNB 16: 569]
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50
(1780)
91
V
"A Sonnet imitated from the Spanish of D. Manuel de
Velasco."
Rev. John Duncombe.
Orig. "J.D."
- 50 (1780): 92. V:
"Prologue to the Deaf-Lover; written by Mr. Pilon, Author of the
Farce . . . ['Statesmen and Poets, oft, one fortune find']."
Frederick Pilon.
[Biog. Dram. 2: 155]
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50
(1780)
113-114.
L:
Re a Shrove-Tuesday festival in Norwich.
Rev. John Coleridge [?].
Sherbo 83: 90 Orig. "J.C."
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50
(1780)
121-124
L
"[Robert] Dodsley's Collection of Poems illustrated."
Rev. John Duncombe.
Orig. "J.D."
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50
(1780)
124-126
L
"Biographical Anecdotes of eminent Persons [Richard Boyle, 1st
Earl of Cork; Colonel Thomas Blood; Edmund Bonner, Bishop of London; Major John
Bernardi; Bishop George Berkeley; Eustace Budgell; Augustus John Hervey, 3rd
Earl of
Bristol]."
Rev. John Duncombe.
Orig. "Crito"
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50
(1780)
126.
L:
"Anecdotes and Letters of eminent Persons [Francis Atterbury, Bishop of
Rochester; and Matthew Prior]."
John Nichols.
Sherbo 84: 233 Orig. "M. Green"
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50
(1780)
128
L
"Yew-Trees used for Palm."
Rev. Ralph Churton.
Orig. "R.C."
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50
(1780)
144
V
"A Thought at the Grave of Joseph Highmore, Esq. in Canterbury
Cathedral."
Rev. John Duncombe [?].
GM56-i (1786): 188n; Duncombe lived in Canterbury and was Highmore's son-in-law.
- 50 (1780): 144. V:
"The Birth-Day of Phillis, a ballad. By the late Mr. Cunningham."
John Cunningham.
[Authorship disclosed in title]
- 50 (1780): 144. V:
"An Motus circularis sit maxim naturalis? . . . By Dr. Markham, now Abp.
of York."
William Markham, Archbishop of York.
[Authorship disclosed in title]
- 50 (1780): 144. V:
"An omne Corpus componatur? Affirm. By the same [i.e., Dr.
Markham']."
William Markham, Archbishop of York.
[See preceding verses, "An Motus circularis," on same page.]
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50
(1780)
166-167
L
"Dr. John Burton--Dr. Stephen Hales--Mr. Charles Godwin--Mr.
Joseph Sandford."
John Loveday the Elder or John Loveday the Younger.
Orig. "Academicus"
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50
(1780)
172
L
"Cosmas and Damianus.--Canons Cursal, &c."
Rev. Ralph Churton.
Orig. "R.C."
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50
(1780)
173-176
L
"Remarks on [Robert] Dodsley's Poems; The Spectator
illustrated."
Rev. John Duncombe.
Orig. "J.D."
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50
(1780)
176-179
A
"Memoirs of the late Joseph Highmore, Esq."
Rev. John Duncombe.
Illust. 8: 570
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50
(1780)
179-182
A
"Picture of Old London described."
Richard Gough.
Lit. Anec.1: 685n
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50
(1780)
186
L
Review of A Ride and a Walk through Stourhead
(
GM 50 [1780]: 81-82) disputed.
Rev. Samuel Henley.
Orig. "S.H."
- 50 (1780): 193. V:
Lines ("The modest front of this small floor") by "R. Crashaw" enc. in a
letter to Sylvanus Urban.
Richard Crashaw.
[Authorship disclosed in signature within item]
- 50 (1780): 193. V:
"Lines written by the late Lord Lyttelton (for a Mask of Children at
Hagley), to be spoken by a little Girl in the Character of Queen Mab, to Lord
Temple [Sir Richard Temple, Viscount Cobham], being the real original lines
which his Lordship wrote ['By magic wheels through air convey'd']."
George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton.
[Authorship disclosed in title]
- 50 (1780): 196. V:
"Chanson. Par F. P. de G. ['Venez, mes cheres deesses']."
Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales.
[Orig. "F. P. de G."; dated 1745; editorial note states that "This is a royal author unnoticed by Mr. Walpole."]
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50
(1780)
215-216
L
"[John] Nichols's Collection of Poems illustrated."
John Loveday the Elder or John Loveday the Younger.
Orig. "Scrutator"
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50
(1780)
223
L
"The Evangelist St. Luke, not a Physician."
Rev. Samuel Pegge the Elder.
GM66-ii (1796): 1082 Orig. "T. Row"
- 50 (1780): 240. V:
Verses, "Daughter of Him, at whose command," enc. in a letter from
"Alcaeus."
John Hillersden Frank.
[Orig. "J. Frank, Coll. Regal. Alumnus"; letter from "Alcaeus" states that this item "appeared in the Cambridge Gratulations of 1748 . . ."; Alumni Cantab., Pt. I, 2: 173]
- 50 (1780): 263-264. L:
"Dr. Lettsom's Hints for assisting the Poor."
Dr. John Coakley Lettsom.
[Orig. "J. C. Lettsom"]
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50
(1780)
265-268
A:
"Rise and Progress of the late Tumults [the
Gordon Riots]."
John Nichols
Kuist 82: 115
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50
(1780)
269
L
"The Spectator illustrated [re James Hurst and Edward
Wortley]."
Rev. John Duncombe.
Orig. "Crito"
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50
(1780)
270-271.
L:
"Anecdote of Dean Swift."
John Nichols.
Sherbo 84: 233 Orig. "M. Green"
- 50 (1780): 280-281. L:
"Curious and authentic Instance of Longevity."
Rev. Joseph Boerhadem.
[Sherbo 97-a: 145] [Orig. "J. Boerhadem"]
- 50 (1780): 292. V:
Latin verses ("O nata terno fonte volubilis") enc. in a letter from
"A.B."
Rev. Sneyd Davies.
["A.B." notes that the author of these verses was also the author of a poem, "Scene at Swallowfield," appearing in GM 48 (1778): 597-598, where the author's name is identified.]
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50
(1780)
312-316
A:
"Particular Detail of the late riotous Tumults
[Gordon Riots, cont.]."
John Nichols
Kuist 82: 115
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50
(1780)
316.
L:
"Particulars of the late Tumults [the Gordon Riots]."
John Nichols.
Sherbo 84: 233 Orig. "Eugenio"
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50
(1780)
322
A
"Nine Love at Cards or other Games explained."
Rev. Samuel Pegge the Elder.
GM66-ii (1796): 1082 Orig. "T. Row"
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50
(1780)
365
L
"Miscellaneous Articles of Biography [re Henry Mill, Tom
Swift, James Brindley, Grace Tozier, John Philips, and Admiral John
Byron]."
Rev. John Duncombe.
Orig. "Crito"
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50
(1780)
365-366.
L:
"Authentic Particulars of the famous [Philip Wharton,] Duke of
Wharton."
John Nichols.
Sherbo 84: 233 Orig. "Eugenio"
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50
(1780)
367-369
A:
"Particular Detail of the late riotous Tumults
[Gordon Riots, cont.]."
John Nichols
Kuist 82: 115
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50
(1780)
377-380
R
Richard Gough's British Topography.
Rev. John Duncombe.
Lit. Anec. 6: 271- 272, 272n
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50
(1780)
385
V
"To the Promoters and Protractors of the American War, on both
Sides of the Atlantic."
Rev. John Duncombe [?].
Orig. "J.D."
- 50 (1780): 388. V:
"The Sailing of Argo. From E. B. Greene's Translation of Apollonius
Rhodius."
Edward Burnaby Greene.
[Authorship disclosed in title]
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50
(1780)
404.
L:
Queries re Nicholas Tindal, William Maitland, Joseph Ames, Cromwell
Mortimer, and James Parsons.
John Nichols.
Sherbo 84: 233 Orig. "M.G."
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50
(1780)
406-408
L
"Further Illustrations of [Robert] Dodsley's Poems."
John Loveday the Elder or John Loveday the Younger.
Orig. "Scrutator"
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50
(1780)
435-436
V
"The Mahometan Hog. A Tale."
William Cowper.
Russell 135
- 50 (1780): 436. V:
"Epitaph, after the Manner of Gray. By the late Dr. Doddridge ['Here
rests secure, within this narrow cell']."
Philip Doddridge.
[Authorship disclosed in title]
- 50 (1780): 436. V:
"An Eastern Ode, Translated, or rather paraphrased, from the original
Persian of Hafiz."
John Newell Puddicombe.
[Edward W. Pitcher, information furnished in letter of 1 March 2000 to the author] [Orig. "I. N. P---e"]
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50
(1780)
459-460.
L:
"Original Letters [from Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Pope, and John
Anstis] to Sir Hans Sloane."
John Nichols.
Sherbo 84: 233 Orig. "M. Green"
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50
(1780)
463-464
A
"Biographical Memoirs of Dean [George] Stanhope."
John Nichols.
Orig. "J.N."
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50
(1780)
467
L
"The Clergy too often inattentive in the Reading-Desk."
Rev. Edward Goodwin.
Orig. "E.G."; dated Sheffield, whence Goodwin corresponded with the GM
- 50 (1780): 468-469. A:
"The Speculator. No. I [a denunciation of sensual pleasures]."
Peter Reid.
[Watson 122] [Orig. "P.R."]
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50
(1780)
469-472
L
"Extracts from [Thomas] Carte's History of England [re
Jack Cade's Rebellion]."
David Henry [?].
Orig. "Y.D."
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50
(1780)
473
L
"Particulars relating to the Education of M[me Anne]
Dacier."
John Loveday the Elder or John Loveday the Younger.
Orig. "Academicus"
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50
(1780)
474
L
"Miscellanous Remarks [re items in the GM]."
Rev. John Duncombe.
Orig. "J.D."
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50
(1780)
474.
L:
"Additional Particulars of Bp. [William] Warburton."
John Nichols.
Sherbo 84: 233 Orig. "Eugenio"
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50
(1780)
486-487
L
"Verses to the Memory of Tho. Hollis, Esq.," enc.
Anthony Highmore.
Orig. "A.***. H*******, jun."
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50
(1780)
505
L
"Character and Merits of Sir Piercy Brett."
Rev. Samuel Watson [?] or Rev. Stephen Weston [?].
Orig. "S.W."
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50
(1780)
507
L
"On [Mme Anne] Dacier.--[Lewis] Theobald and
Pope.--Church Service in Universities."
Sir Edward Kynaston.
Illust.2: 729n Orig. "AEneanasensis"
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50
(1780)
509-510
L
"Anecdotes of eminent Writers [re William Maitland, Nicholas
Tindal, Joseph Ames, and Cromwell Mortimer]."
Richard Gough.
Orig. "Q."
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50
(1780)
513
L
"Sir John Falstoff."
Rev. Michael Lort.
Lit. Anec.2: 597n Orig. "Historicus"
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50
(1780)
514
L
"T. Row's Remarks on a Coin of Antiochus [and an episcopal
seal]."
Rev. Samuel Pegge the Elder.
GM66-ii (1796): 1082 Orig. "T. Row"
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50
(1780)
516
L
"Query on the Foundation Charter of Westminster Abbey."
Rev. Samuel Watson [?] or Rev. Stephen Weston [?].
Orig. "S.W."
- 50 (1780): 517-518. A:
"The Speculator, No II [arguing against flogging schoolboys
aged 14 or older]."
Peter Reid.
[Watson 122] [Orig. "P.R."]
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50
(1780)
530-531
R
Gough's British Topography (conc.).
Rev. John Duncombe.
Lit. Anec.6: 271- 272, 272n
- 50 (1780): 553-554. L:
"Death of the late Mr. [Thomas] Hollis," enc. an excerpt from Augustus
Montague Toplady's posthumous work re Hollis's death in 1774.
Rev. Joseph Boerhadem.
[Orig. "J. Boerhadem"; Boerhadem signed his full name to a letter in GM 42 (1772): 322-323.]
- 50 (1780): 554-555. A:
"The Speculator. No III [urging contentment with one's
lot]."
Peter Reid.
[Watson 122] [Orig. "P.R."]
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50
(1780)
559-560.
L:
"Original Letters of [Henry St. John, 1st Viscount] Bolingbroke and
[George] Lyttelton [1st Baron Lyttelton]."
John Nichols.
Sherbo 84: 233 Orig. "Eugenio"
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50
(1780)
560
L
"Remarks on Virgil."
Rev. Samuel Pegge the Elder.
GM 66-ii (1796): 1082 Orig. "T. Row"
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50
(1780)
561
L:
"Roman Tragedian and Comedians."
----- Haxman
Kuist 82: 77Orig. "Ignotus"
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50
(1780)
564
L
"Forms of Prayer."
Rev. Samuel Denne.
Orig. "W. and D."
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50
(1780)
566
L
"Memoirs of Dr. [James] Parsons."
Richard Gough.
Orig. "Q."
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50
(1780)
566
L
Re case of the extraordinary growth of a child in Upper Slaughter,
Glos.
Richard Gough.
Orig. "Q."
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50
(1780)
581
L
"[Excerpt from] Dr. [James] Beattie's Hermit."
John Loveday the Elder or John Loveday the Younger.
Orig. "Academicus"
- 50 (1780): 582. V:
"Prologue to [Edward Topham's] 'Deaf Indeed.' Written by M. P. Andrews,
Esq. And performed once at Drury-lane Theatre. . . ."
Miles Peter Andrews.
[Orig. "M. P. Andrews, Esq."]
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50
(1780)
582
V
"Impromptu, by a Gentleman, on reading the Chapter of Polygamy, in Mr.
[Martin] Madan's Thelypthora."
William Cowper.
Russell 135
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50
(1780)
583
V
"A True Story ['A Virgin, beautiful and gay']."
Rev. Samuel Denne [?].
Orig. "S.D."
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50
(1780)
605
L
Re ancient medals and coins.
Michael Wodhull [?].
Orig. "L.L."; Kuist 82: 156 lists multiple attributions to Wodhull under the signature "L.L." beginning in 1785. Since the Nichols family annotators who compiled what is now the Kuist list made no effort at a systematic attribution of items in the GM before vol. 53-i (1783), the absence of earlier attributions to Wodhull under the signature "L.L." does not militate against Wodhull's possible authorship of items so signed in earlier volumes.
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50
(1780)
605.
L:
Query re an inscription.
John Nichols.
Sherbo 84: 233 Orig. "Eugenio"
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50
(1780)
605
L
"Letter by the late Dr. [James] Bradley [Astronomer
Royal]."
Richard Gough.
Orig. "P.Q."
- 50 (1780): 607-609. A:
"Mr. Say's Remarks on Auditor [William] Benson concluded. . . ."
Samuel Say.
[Conc. of GM 50 (1780): 568-571, wherein Say is identified as Samuel Say] [Orig. "S.S."]