"Reverie, Occasioned by Reading the Vision of Mirza"
| Year for Search |
1785
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| Secondary Title |
The Boston Magazine
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| Annotation |
From birth to death and after humans are accompanied by an unseen guide from heaven who ultimately, after death, help all of them to reach heaven, which is briefly described. It has no night, many flowers always in bloom, exceptional music, and true joy. |
| Volume / Edition |
2
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| Pagination |
203-06; 254-56
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| Published Date |
June - July 1785 |
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| Full Text |
1785 [Murray, Judith Sargent] (1751-1820). “Reverie, Occasioned by Reading the Vision of Mirza.” By Constancia [pseud.]. The Boston Magazine 2 (June - July 1785): 203-06; 254-56. For “The Vision of Mirzah” see Joseph Addison, The Spectator 2.150 (September 1, 1711): [317-18]. Rpt. in The Spectator (Edinburgh, Scot.: Ptd. R. Fleming, 1753), 277-81; and in The Spectator. Ed. Donald F. Bond. 5 vols. (Oxford, Eng.: Clarendon Press, 1965), 2: 121-26. From birth to death and after humans are accompanied by an unseen guide from heaven who ultimately, after death, help all of them to reach heaven, which is briefly described. It has no night, many flowers always in bloom, exceptional music, and true joy. Female author. |
| Info Notes |
For "The Vision of Mirzah" see Joseph Addison. The Spectator 2.150 (September 1, 1711): [317-18]. Rpt. in The Spectator (Edinburgh, Scot.: Ptd. R. Fleming, 1753), 277-81; and in The Spectator. Ed. Donald F. Bond. 5 vols. (Oxford, Eng.: Clarendon Press, 1965), 2: 121-26. |
| Pseudonym |
By Constancia [pseud.] |
| Author Note |
Female author (1751-1820). |
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