Give me a golden pen and I was light hearted : autograph manuscript of two poems, [1817 or earlier].

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Give me a golden pen and I was light hearted : autograph manuscript of two poems, [1817 or earlier].

Contains autograph manuscript drafts of two poems: Sonnet XII ("On leaving some friends at an early hour," first line "Give me a golden pen ... ") is on the recto and two fragments from "I stood tip-toe upon a little hill" (lines 25-8, "I was light hearted ...," and lines 151-9, "So do they feel who pull the boughs aside ... ") are on the verso.

1 item (2 p.), bound ; 19.3 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7177738

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