John Millan

John Millan (1701-1784), was a printer and bookseller at Charing Cross, London.[1] After his death, his business was taken over by Thomas Egerton and his brother John Egerton.[1]

From: The Booksellers, Henry Dell, 1766.[2]

MILLAN deserving of the warmest praise,
As full of worth and virtue as of days;
Brave, open, gen'rous, 'tis in him we find,
A solid judgment, and a taste refined.
Nature's most choice productions are his care,
And them t'obtain no cost or pains does spare,
A character so amiable and bright,
Inspires the Muse with rapture and delight:

The Gentleman and Tradesman both in him unite.

References

Willis, George, Willis's Current Notes: A Series of Articles on Antiquities, Biography, Heraldry, History, Language, Literature, Natural History, Topography, &c., 1856, p47
Dell, Henry, The Booksellers: A Poem, 1766, p5

External Links

Willis, George, Willis's Current Notes: A Series of Articles on Antiquities, Biography, Heraldry, History, Language, Literature, Natural History, Topography, &c., 1856, p47
Portraits of John Millan, and his grandson and granddaughter, 1780, British Museum, Prints and Drawings

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[willis-1] Willis, George, Willis's Current Notes: A Series of Articles on Antiquities, Biography, Heraldry, History, Language, Literature, Natural History, Topography, &c., 1856, p47

[2] Dell, Henry, The Booksellers: A Poem, 1766, p5