The Beggar's Petition
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"The Beggar's Petition" is a poem written by Thomas Moss
and published anonymously in 1769 which "contains much pathetic and natural sentiment finely expressed." The poem is referenced in the opening pages of Jane Austen
's Northanger Abbey
as an example of a poem commonly memorized by young women of the day.
Thomas Moss (minister)
Thomas Moss was minister of Brierly Hill, and of Trentham, in Staffordshire. In 1769, he anonymously published a collection of miscellaneous poems, forming a thin quarto, which hehad printed at Wolverhampton...
and published anonymously in 1769 which "contains much pathetic and natural sentiment finely expressed." The poem is referenced in the opening pages of Jane Austen
Jane Austen
Jane Austen was an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in English literature, her realism and biting social commentary cementing her historical importance among scholars and critics.Austen lived...
's Northanger Abbey
Northanger Abbey
Northanger Abbey was the first of Jane Austen's novels to be completed for publication, though she had previously made a start on Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice. According to Cassandra Austen's Memorandum, Susan was written approximately during 1798–99...
as an example of a poem commonly memorized by young women of the day.