Autograph letter signed : [London], to Miss Thomson, [ca. 1845 Apr. 26].

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Autograph letter signed : [London], to Miss Thomson, [ca. 1845 Apr. 26].

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Sending her "answers to [Miss Thomson's] letter"; mentioning a "notice of Ariadne" and observing that "Bacchus and Ariadne in the Naxos scene are treated of at large by a Greek poet of the fifth century ... called Nonnus, in his Dionysiaca"; saying that she has translated "nearly the best" passages from that poem; discussing passages about Aurora; noting that she used Greek instead of Roman names for the gods; mentioning Euripedes.

1 item (6 p.) ; 11 cm. + envelope.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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