1738 in poetry

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Years in poetry:	1735 1736 1737 1738 1739 1740 1741
Years in literature:	1735 1736 1737 1738 1739 1740 1741
Decades in poetry:	1700s 1710s 1720s 1730s 1740s 1750s 1760s
Centuries in poetry:	17th century 18th century 19th century
Centuries:	17th century · 18th century · 19th century
Decades:	1700s 1710s 1720s 1730s 1740s 1750s 1760s
Years:	1735 1736 1737 1738 1739 1740 1741

Contents 1 Events 2 Works published 3 Births 4 Deaths 5 See also 6 Notes

[edit] Events

• During a visit to Morpeth this year, poet Mark Akenside gets the idea for his long didactic poem, The Pleasures of the Imagination, published in 1744.

[edit] Works published

• Samuel Johnson, "London"
• Jonathan Swift, "The Beasts' Confession"

[edit] Births

• Mary Darwall
• John Wolcot

[edit] Deaths

[edit] See also

• Poetry
• List of years in poetry
• List of years in literature

[edit] Notes

• [1] "A Timeline of English Poetry" Web page of the Representative Poetry Online Web site, University of Toronto