Stanzas of the Rubaiyat and ALS fragment, [1868].

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Stanzas of the Rubaiyat and ALS fragment, [1868].

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Two autograph stanzas of FitzGerald's translation of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (quatrains 51 and 52 of the second ed.), followed by a note on the translation of a word suggested by Edward B. Cowell. Also includes the end of a letter in which FitzGerald thanks Dr. Herbert for his criticisms, but resists the suggestion of a change in title for the second edition. Note on verso.

2 items (5 p.) in case ; 33 cm.

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Omar Khayyām

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Arnold, William Harris, 1854-1923

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