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The Life of Mr. Thomas Gent, Printer, of York
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The Life of Mr. Thomas Gent, Printer, of York (Classic Reprint)
Excerpt from The Life of Mr. Thomas Gent, Printer, of York The name of gent is well known to the collectors of English topography, - and of typographical curiosities, as that of a printer who sometimes employed his press upon productions of his own; and who, in his charac ter of author, produced numerous volumes, which are far from being destitute of merit. To the collectors of portraits, he is known by a fine mezzotinto print, after a painting by nathan drake. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Thomas Gent - Poems: 'My Heart But Bleeds to Hear Thy Musings Wild''
Thomas Gent was born in Ireland on 4th May 1693 and baptised as a Presbyterian. In 1707 he was given an apprenticeship with Stephen Powell, a printer in Dublin. It turned out to be an unhappy time for Gent and in 1710 he took his leave and stowed away on a ship bound for England. In London he obtained another printing apprenticeship under Edward Midwinter. After completing this in 1713, he worked briefly for a Mrs Bradford, and then a printer named Mears. Unsatisfied with his progress he turned to laboring for subsistence. A few months later he obtained a post with John White, the King's printer for York. He also met here his future wife; Alice Guy. By 1717 he was back in London and was admi...
