@article{597430, recid = {597430}, author = {Duck, Stephen,}, title = {The beautiful works of the Reverend Mr. Stephen Duck, (the Wiltshire Bard:) Who was many Years a poor Thresher in a Barn, at Charleton in the County of Wilts, at the Wages of four Shillings and Six-Pence per Week, 'till taken Notice of by Her late Majesty Queen Caroline; who, on Account of his great Genius, gave him an Apartment at Kew, near Richmond, in Surry, and a Salary of Thirty Pounds per Annum; after which he studied the learned Languages, took Orders, and is now a dignified Clergyman. To which is prefixed, some account of his life and writings [electronic resource].}, publisher = {printed for and sold by the Booksellers,}, address = {London :}, pages = {xxviii,140p. ;}, year = {1753}, note = {The running-title reads: 'Poems on several occasions'.}, url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/597430}, }