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EVENTS

William Blake first meets his patron, John Flaxman .

NEW BOOKS

'' Les Liaisons Dangereuses '' - Pierre Choderlos De Laclos

'' Letters From An American Farmer '' - J. Hector St. John De Crèvecoeur

'' The Diverting History Of John Gilpin '' - William Cowper

'' Verses Supposed To Be Written By Alexander Selkirk '' - William Cowper

'' The Confessions '' - Jean-Jacques Rousseau

BIRTHS

April 16 - William Jerdan , journalist

''unknown date'' - Charlotte Dacre , English author

DEATHS

April 12 - Metastasio , Italian poet

December 27 - Henry Home, Lord Kames , Scottish philosopher