Autograph letter signed : London, to Hannah More, 1787 May 11.

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Autograph letter signed : London, to Hannah More, 1787 May 11.

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Noting that he has written a preface to the first volume of Cowper's poems, saying "His name was not then known among the booksellers; and they were afraid to bind up my preface with the book, lest it should operate like a death's head at a feast, and, by its gravity, hinder the sale it was designed to recommend ..."

1 item (2 p.) ; 22.3 cm.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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