[Poems], 1760-1797.

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[Poems], 1760-1797.

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Manuscript, in a single hand, of drafts and copies of verses by Burney and others. Contents include poems titled "The Witch" and "A Miniature Picture, drawn 1788," an English translation of "La Fontaine's fable of the Mole and the Elephant," and occasional verse addressed to such acquaintances and family members as Thomas Twining, Hester Lynch Piozzi, Sir John Hawkins, Samuel Crisp, Sir Joshua Reynolds, and Burney's children. Titles include "On Sir John Hawkins giving his Collection of old Musical books to the British Museum," "To Fulk Greville Esquire upon the termination of a long contested difference," and "To my daughter Esther on the birth of her 5th child."

1 v. (87 p.) ; 20 x 16 cm.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Hawkins, John, 1719-1789

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Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723-1792

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Piozzi, Hester Lynch, 1741-1821

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Burney, Charles, 1726-1814

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Charles Burney, British musician and author. He is the father of Frances Burney, Madame d'Arblay, the writer. From the guide to the Charles Burney (musician and author) manuscript material : 1 item, 1792, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) Charles Burney established a reputation as an organist and composer before moving to London in 1760. There he became a central figure in the circle gathered around author Samuel Johnson...

Twining, Thomas, 1735-1804

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English musician, and author. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Colchester, to Mme. d'Arblay, 1793 Oct. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270573667 ...