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The life and actions of W.S. written by himself during his confinement in the tower at Liverpool.
Shevington, William
1796
Contains a long English autobiographical poem which was possibly copied from the printed Manchester 1750 edition noted in Foxon's 'English verse 1701-1750', L179. The 1772 (?) edition noted in ESTC na...
Title: The Life and Actions of W.S. Written by Himself during his Confinement in the Tower at Liverpool. [Latin epigraph from Virgil, p.3]
Author: Shevington, William
Date(s): 1747
Manuscript: Lt 101
Contents: A long autobiographical poem, detailing the author's happy childhood, and subsequent decline into vice and debauchery. 'Carter Draper scripsit 3rd June 1796' at foot of title page. Possibly copied from the Manchester 1750 edition noted in Foxon.
The 1772