1747 in literature
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See also: 1746 in literature, other events of 1747, 1748 in literature, list of years in literature.

Events

• Samuel Johnson begins work on his dictionary of the English language

New Books

• Monody (poetry) - George Lyttelton
• The Foundling (play) - Edward Moore

Births

• January 11 : de la Rochefoucauld

Deaths

• January 16 : Barthold Heinrich Brockes

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