Sonnets and other poems [manuscript], ca. 1790-1800.

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Sonnets and other poems [manuscript], ca. 1790-1800.

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Manuscript sonnets and poems interleaved with Charlotte Smith's Elegiac sonnets, 1786, including: some that imitate or discuss Smith's sonnets; three pieces by Egerton Brydges (after p. 2; 2 poems after p. 44); one by the young Reginald Heber (13 p. before title page); manuscript copies of sonnets by Shakespeare and Milton; and manuscript versions of sonnets from St. James' Chronicle, October 18, 1767 (after p. 44).

1 v. ; 27 x 21 cm.

Folger Shakespeare Library

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Folger Shakespeare Library

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