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SCH B 01 01 02 24

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SCH B 01 01 02 24

Title

Verse hoard: Poesis Eton

Level

Item

Administrative / Biographical history

Richard Tickell was at Eton from 1765-1768. He entered the Middle Temple in 1768, and was a commissioner in the stamp office from 1781-1793. In addition, he was a playwright and satirist. He killed himself in 1793, jumping from the parapet of his room at Hampton Court.

Date

[1757 - 1767]

Extent & medium

1 volume

Content description

Verses in Latin and Greek, noting those sent up for good and sent up for play. Includes work by Tickell, along with others. Some pages cut out.

Provenance

Inscribed "R.Tickill, Eton Coll" [crossed out]; R. Tickill
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