Autograph letter signed : place not specified, to [George Thomson], [1794 Sept.].

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Autograph letter signed : place not specified, to [George Thomson], [1794 Sept.].

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Withdrawing his song "O'er the seas & far away" (i.e., "On the seas and far away -- Tune, O'er the hills &c."). Noting that "making a poem is like begetting a son: you cannot know whether you have a wise man or a fool, untill you produce him to the world & try him." Discussing the production of "Ca' the yowes to the knowes," mentioning Mr. Clarke's involvement and an early draft given to James Johnson. Giving revised verses.

1 item (4 p.) ; 22.8 cm.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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Clarke, Stephen, approximately 1735-1797

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Thomson, Mr. (George), 1757-1851

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Burns, Robert, 1759-1796

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