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William Shenstone

English poet and landscape gardener (1714-1763)

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Images by William Shenstone

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  • A woman school-teacher sitting on a chair with birches in her hand as a small boy stands in front of her and another child holding a book looks on. Engraving by W.H. Simmons after T. Webster.

Images featuring William Shenstone

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  • Poets: twenty portraits of writers. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825.
  • Buildings and members of Pembroke College, Oxford. Lithograph by Beynon & Company.
  • Fame, with a laurel wreath, hovering among clouds: beneath her are four portraits of poets in ovals. Engraving by R. Slann, 1799, after R. Smirke.

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    The whole poetical works of William Shenston, Esq; in two volumes.

    Shenstone, William, 1714-1763. | Date: M.DCC.LXXVI. [1776]
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    Hope. A pastoral. Written by Mr. Shenstone

    Shenstone, William, 1714-1763. | Date: [1785?]
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    Poems upon various occasions . Written for the entertainment of the author, and printed for the amusement of a few friends, prejudic'd in his favour.

    Shenstone, William, 1714-1763. | Date: 1737
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    The works in verse and prose of William Shenstone, Esq In two volumes.

    Shenstone, William, 1714-1763. | Date: MDCCLXV. [1765]
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    Essays on men and manners . By William Shenstone, Esq.

    Shenstone, William, 1714-1763. | Date: 1797

Related topics

English poetry - 18th century
Shenstone, William, 1714-1763 Anthologies
English essays

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