The Portuguese call to arms with miscellaneous verses and essays, 1811.

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The Portuguese call to arms with miscellaneous verses and essays, 1811.

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Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of 19 pieces of prose and verse, each annotated with the circumstances of its composition. The volume begins with the poem Portuguese call to arms, written after the Battle of Albuera, followed by an epitaph on Anne White, domestic to the Duke of Bedford, and several short sentimental verses addressed to Brown's female acquaintances in Bury St Edmunds. These are followed by numerous satirical or lightheartedly philosophical works, inlcuding an Impromptu epitaph inspired by an entry in the Bury Post; several imitations of Laurence Sterne; a satirical Memorial to the Royal Society, written by Brown and Wiffen; an essay on the improbability of the appearance of disembodied spirits in the world; and an attempt to prove that the Greek alphabet was derived from the English. The volume is prefaced by an introduction in which the author refers to his previous work, Fugitive pieces ; explains his inspirations for the pieces in the present volume; and gives some details about his education in Calais.

1 v. (151 p.) ; 20 x 13 cm.

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