1705 in poetry

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Events

George Hickes' Linguarum veterum septentrionalium thesaurus grammatico-criticus et archæologicus vol. 2 includes the first published reference to Beowulf and the only surviving transcript of the Finnesburg Fragment.
William Somervile inherits his father's estate, where his participation in field sports will furnish the material for much of his poetry.
William Walsh begins his correspondence with Alexander Pope.

Daniel Defoe:
* The Double Welcome: A poem to the Duke of Marlbro
* The Dyet of Poland, published anonymously; a verse history of "Poland"
John Dennis, The Grounds of Criticism in Poetry
Bernard Mandeville, The Grumbling Hive: or Knaves Turned Honest, anonymously published poem, also in a pirated edition, which becomes immediately popular. In 1714, Mandeville republishes the poem, together with an essay titled An Enquiry into the Origin of Moral Virtue and titles the whole The Fable of the Bees: or Private Vices, Public Benefits. In 1723, he adds an attack on charity schools and an essay attacking Shaftesbury. The final version, with a further expansion, is published in 1733
John Philips:
* Blenheim, published anonymously
* The Splendid Shilling: An imitation of Milton, published anonymously
Matthew Prior, An English Padlock, published anonymouslyComplete Tang Poems, Chinese anthology
Ned Ward, Hudibras Redivivus; or, A Burlesque Poem on the Times, published anonymously, in two volumes of 12 parts each; first volume published August 1705 to July 1706; second volume published August 1706 to June 1707
Isaac Watts, Horae Lyricae, published this year, although book states "1706"
John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester, Poems on Several Occasions; with Valentinian; a Tragedy, London: Printed for Jacob Tonson

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