Late September 1730: The death of Laurence Eusden activated interest...
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Late September 1730
The death of Laurence Eusden
activated interest in the question of who would be next Poet Laureate; many despised both leading candidates, Stephen Duck
and Colley Cibber
.
Ennis, Daniel J. “The Making of the Poet Laureate, 1730”. The Age of Johnson, edited by Paul J. Korshin, Vol.