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Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).
Events
Works published

Portrait of Allan Ramsay, painted this year by William Aikman
- Thomas Cooke, Marlborough, the Duke of Marlborough died June 16[1]
- Hildebrand Jacob, Bedlam, published this year, although the book states "1723"[1]
- Thomas Parnell, Poems on Several Occasions[1]
- Allan Ramsay, Fables and Tales[1]
- Elizabeth Thomas, Miscellany Poems on Several Subjects, published anonymously[1]
- Thomas Walter, The Sweet Psalmist of Israel, English, Colonial American[2]
Births
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
- February 7 – Azar Bigdeli (died 1781), Persian anthologist and poet
- February 26 – Mary Leapor (died 1746), English kitchenmaid poet
- April 11 – Christopher Smart (died 1771), English poet
- April 22 (bapt.) – Joseph Warton (died 1800), English poet and critic
- December 1 – Anna Louisa Karsch (died 1804), German
- Waris Shah (died 1798), Punjabi Sufi poet
Deaths
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
- September 26 – Guillaume Massieu (born 1665), French churchman, translator and poet
See also
Notes
- "A Timeline of English Poetry" Web page of the Representative Poetry Online Web site, University of Toronto
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