Mitchell, Joseph

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Epithet: poet and dramatist

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Joseph Mitchell, 1684-1738, was the son of a Scottish stonemason. Educated in Scotland, he settled in London under the patronage of Sir Robert Walpole. He was the author of dramas, lyrics and occasional verse, but was frequently engaged in disputes with other literary figures of the time, including Cibber and Thomson

From the guide to the The transport. An ode. By Mr Mitchel, S.T.S., Anno Dom. 1718, 1718, (GB 206 Leeds University Library)

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