CN
composed birthday verses for the birthday of the Rev. Dr. Valpy
, headmaster of Reading School
.
Nooth, Charlotte. Original Poems. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown.
10-11
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Charlotte Nooth
In her poems she mentions her early friendship and admiration for Richard Valpy
, polymath headmaster of Reading School
, and Henry Moyes
, a scientist and lecturer of Scottish origin (whose intellectual attainments were...
Textual Production
Charlotte Nooth
Valpy
(whose birthday, says the ODNB, was the 7th of December)
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
under Valpy, Richard
composed a flattering reply the next day, which Nooth later printed with the original poem.
Textual Features
Charlotte Nooth
The poems include many genres, and translations from Spanish, French, and Italian. A Dish of Tea is a satirical account of a tea-party.
Nooth, Charlotte. Original Poems. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown.
38-40
Other topics include a jarvey or hackney-coach, poverty, and time. They...