Miscellaneous poems and translations, 1794-1804.

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Miscellaneous poems and translations, 1794-1804.

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Manuscript poems, some of them translations of passages from Horace or Aesop. They are evidently fair copies of poems written over a period of years, each of them dated at the end. Leaf 1 is a title page; leaves 2-26, numbered as pages 1-49, contain poems; leaves 27-83 are blank; leaf 84 contains a table of contents. A leaf dated 1804 is laid in. The Epitaph on Hanway (leaf 12 verso, numbered p. 24) refers to Jonas Hanway (1712-1786). The binding is contemporary mottled calf, gilt-stamped, all edges gilt, with marbled endpapers.

1 v. ([84] leaves) ; 21 cm.

Cornell University Library

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Aesop.

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Horace

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Hanway, Jonas, 1712-1786

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English traveller and philanthropist. From the description of Autograph signature to a bill (Victualling Course), 1782 July 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270129853 From the description of Autograph signature to a certificate : Victualling Office, London, 1762 Nov. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270129854 Hanway was an English merchant, traveler, and philanthropist. In London (from 1750) he occupied himself with many philanthropic measures, especially those ai...