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Defence of Ireland

Richard Lewis, A Defence of Ireland (1776). Gale ECCO, 2018. Courtesy Amazon.com.

Richard Lewis, "corrector of the press" (1756-1787 fl.), was an Irish poet.

Life[]

Lewis was a prolific Dublin writer, but biographical information on him appears to be lacking.[1]

Publications[]

Poetry[]

  • The Robin-Hood Society: A satire; with notes variorum. (as "Peter Pounce"). London: E. Withers & W. Reeve / J. Fletcher, Oxford / et al, 1756.
  • Some Thoughts on Education: ... An oration. 1759.[1]
  • A Picture of the Times: A poem; in which are delineated the characters of the most celebrated personages in Ireland. Dublin: 1768.
  • The General Election: A poem addressed to Charles Domvile. Dublin: 1768.[2]
  • A Defence of Ireland: A poem. Dublin: privately printed by W. Kidd, 1776.

Non-fiction[]

  • The Free-Masons Advocate; or, Falsehood detected. 1760.[1]
  • A Very Comical Letter. Dublin: 1762.
  • One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy: or, A view of Ireland: A dialogue. 1770.[1]
  • The Candid Philosopher; or, Free thoughts on men, morals, and manners. (2 volumes), Dublin: J. Williams, 1778.
  • Common sense, and common humanity: or, the cruelty and impolicy of the penal laws against the Roman Catholics demonstrated. Dublin: privately printed, 1782.
  • Scythian Friendship Displayed; or, A picture for the youths of Ireland. Dublin: J. Wallace, 1785.
  • The Dublin Guide; or, A description of the city of Dublin. Dublin: privately published, 1787.

Collected edition[]

  • The Pleasing Moralist; or, Polite philosopher: Consisting of essays, poems, histories, and dialogues. (2 volumes), Dublin: privately printed, 1780.


Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy WorldCat.[3]

See also[]

References[]

Notes[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Richard Lewis ((1735 ca. -1795 fl.), English Poetry, 1579-1830, Center for Applied Technologies in the Humanities, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University. Web, Aug. 3, 2016.
  2. D.J. O'Donoghue, "action=GET&bioid=36495 Richard Lewis," Poets of Ireland, 1912, 215-252. English Poetry, 1579-1830, Center for Applied Technologies in the Humanities, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University. Web, Aug. 3, 2016.
  3. Search results = au:Richard Lewis corrector, WorldCat, OCLC Online Computer Library Center Inc. Web, Aug. 3, 2016.

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