Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).
Lady Mary Chudleigh, Poems upon Several Occasions
William Congreve, A Hymn to Harmony
Daniel Defoe:
A true collection of the writings of the author of the True Born English-man
A Hymn to the Funeral Sermon, published anonymously, has been attributed to Defoe
More Reformation: A satyr upon himself
Sarah Fyge Egerton, Poems on Several Occasions, prefatory verses by Susanna Centlivre
Bernard Mandeville, Some Fables After the Easie and Familiar Method of Monsieur de la Fontaine, published anonymously
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
March 5 (n. s.) – Vasily Kirillovich Trediakovsky (died 1768), Russian poet
June 28 (n.s.) – John Wesley (died 1791), English cleric and Christian theologian, founder of Methodism, psalmist and hymnist
October 2 – Fukuda Chiyo-ni, or Kaga no Chiyo, 千代尼 (died 1775), Japanese poet of the Edo period and a prominent haiku poet (a woman)
Date unknown – Gilbert West (died 1756), English poet and translator
Approximate date
Samuel Boyse (died 1749), Irish poet
Henry Brooke (died 1783), Irish poet, novelist and dramatist
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
October 14 - Thomas Kingo (born 1634), Danish bishop, poet and hymn-writer
