Eighteenth-Century Chronology: 1728
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Literature
- Blair, Poem to William Law
- Daniel Defoe, Captain Carleton
- John Gay, The Beggar's Opera
- Samuel Johnson matriculates at Pembroke College, Oxford
- Alexander Pope, The Dunciad, in 3 books
- Alexander Pope, Arbuthnot, Jonathan Swift, et al., Scriblerian
miscellanies, vol. 3 (through 1735)
- Allan Ramsay, Poems
- Elizabeth Rowe, Friendship in Death
- Richard Savage, Nature in Perfection, The Bastard
- Jonathan Swift et al., The Intelligencer (through 1729)
- James Thomson, Spring
- Edward Young, The Ocean
Theatre
- Colley Cibber, The Provok'd Husband (completes John Vanbrugh's
Journey to London)
- Henry Fielding, Love in Several Masques
- John Gay, The Beggar's Opera
Art
Music
Science, Technology, & Medicine
Politics & Law
- Congress of Soissons ???
- Jonathan Swift, A Short View of the State of Ireland
Philosophy & Theology
- Hutcheson, The Nature and Conduct of the Passions and Affections
- William Law, A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life
- Isaac Watts is awarded an honorary doctorate (D.D.) by The University
of Edinburgh
- John Wesley ordained
- Edward Young, Vindication of Providence
Milestones
- Birth of Robert Adam, architect
- Birth of Robert Bage
- Birth of Oliver Goldsmith, playwright, poet, novelist, and critic
- Death of Esther Johnson (Jonathan Swift's "Stella")
- Birth of Thomas Warton, Jr.
Miscellaneous
- Ephraim Chambers, Cyclopaedia
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