Henry Luttrell manuscript poem, 1818 June.

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Henry Luttrell manuscript poem, 1818 June.

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The collection consists of one manuscript poem signed Henry Luttrell and dated June, 1818; the first line is, How happily sheltered is he who reposes. The manuscript is blurred, and badly damaged at the bottom with part of the last four lines lacking. There is also a reproduction of the poem in its entirety, and an envelope that housed the poem, inscribed Original poetry by Henry Luttrell, removed from a frame hung in Roger's Bower in the garden of Holland House, Septr. 12th, 1866.

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Luttrell, Henry, 1765-1851

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Henry Luttrell was the illegitimate son of the Earl of Carhampton. He held posts in the Irish government, and managed his father's holdings in the West Indies before moving to London in 1802. He became popular in London for his conversation, and was a celebrated wit and epigrammist. He wrote popular light verse, satirizing London society, and was a member of the Holland House circle, a group of literary, artistic, and political figures which included Dickens and Thackeray. From the d...