Splendid Shilling Appears Without Permission
John Philips's mock heroic poem The Splendid Shilling appeared without his permission in a 1701 anthology, parodying Miltonic grandeur through the ordinary predicament of having no money.
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
John Philips Biography and Timeline
Follow John Philips through 2 dated historical records for England.
John Philips, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1701–1701Years on this page
1701
The Sylvan Dream Published
John Philips's poem The Sylvan Dream or The Mourning Muses appeared anonymously in 1701, contributing to the pastoral and elegiac poetry of the period.
Records, sources and methodology
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