1725 in literature

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Contents 1 Events 2 New books 3 Poetry 4 Non-fiction 5 Births 6 Deaths

[edit] Events

• Émilie de Breteuil marries Marquis Florent-Claude du Chastellet.

[edit] New books

• The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage (first printed edition)

[edit] Poetry

• Henry Carey - Namby Pamby

[edit] Non-fiction

• Benjamin Franklin - A Dissertation on Liberty and Necessity, Pleasure and Pain
• Jonathan Swift - The Drapier's Letters, part 2
• Giambattista Vico - New Science

[edit] Births

• April 2 - Giacomo Casanova, adventurer and writer (died 1798)
• July 24 - John Newton, clergyman and songwriter ("Amazing Grace") (died 1807)
• date unknown
  • William Mason, poet
  • Paul de Rapin, historian

[edit] Deaths

• January 6 - Chikamatsu Monzaemon, dramatist
• December 7 - Florent Carton Dancourt, French dramatist and actor (born 1661)
• date unknown - Richard Fiddes, historian (born 1671)