[Poems and letter] / Felicia Hemans. [1820-1835?]

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[Poems and letter] / Felicia Hemans. [1820-1835?]

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To the memory of the late Bishop Heber / F. H. [1826] May 17. ([2] p. ; 24 cm.) Also a copy in another hand, 1826 Sep. 5. ([2] p. ; 23 cm.) -- Letter [1828?, to] Allan Cunningham. Writes regrets that she cannot help Cunningham by supplying a poem for his annual (Anniversary, 1828-1829) and sends her condolences and good wishes to his wife. ([4] p. ; 19 cm. Paper watermarked: J L C 1826) -- The lyre's complaint / F. H. ([3] p. ; 23 cm. Embossed circular stamp: Bath, 1827? on blank p. 4. This poem was published as "The lyre's lament" with 11 stanzas. This holograph copy has 12 stanzas. Stanza 10 is not included in published version: Philadelphia : Lea and Blanchard, 1840. v. 6, p. 136-138. -- Photograph of bust of Felicia Dorothea Hemans / Angus Fletcher. N.P.G. 1046. London : Walker & Cockerell, [n.d.] The bust was executed in 1829, in plaster, and is on display at Dove Cottage & Wordsworth Museum, Grasmere.

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Hemans, Mrs., 1793-1835

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Felicia Hemans was one of the first successful female English career poets. For a brief time, she was the most popular and acclaimed poet writing in England. Mrs. Hemans embodies a significant transition in English poetry from Romantic lyricism to the moral and patriotic themes prevalent in the Victorian era. From the description of Felicia Hemans letters and poems, 1825, n.d. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 50039596 Felicia Dorothea Browne Hem...

Cunningham, Allan, 1784-1842

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Allan Cunningham was a Scottish author. Trained as a stonemason, he made a name for himself by passing off his own poetry as a collection of traditional Scottish ballads. As a professional man of letters, he had diverse interests, writing plays, novels, short stories, collecting and editing anthologies, and writing biographies and other nonfiction, but was probably most successful as a poet. From the description of Allan Cunningham letters, 1825-1839. (Pennsylvania State University L...