"On the death of Mary Rhoads wrote on the 25 of December 88" : holograph poem signed 1788

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"On the death of Mary Rhoads wrote on the 25 of December 88" : holograph poem signed 1788

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H. Montgomery, Mary Rhoads and S. Rhoads remain unidentified. Nine quatrains in ink, on laid paper : (MISC 0988) : begins, "Ah! busy Memory how sharp thy stings / When Joys departed are the painful theme ..."; inscription following poem reads in full, "To S. Rhoads this simple effort of an Humble Muse is / sent by her very sincerely sympathising / H. Montgomery.".

2 p. (single sheet)

The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6310587

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Montgomery, H. (Henry)

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H. Montgomery, Mary Rhoads and S. Rhoads remain unidentified. From the guide to the "On the death of Mary Rhoads wrote on the 25 of December 88" : holograph poem signed, 1788, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) ...