The pretensionless songster, or attempts in verse containing original poetry imitations translations &c in English, French, German and / by Mr. Justice Christie, [mid 19th century].

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The pretensionless songster, or attempts in verse containing original poetry imitations translations &c in English, French, German and / by Mr. Justice Christie, [mid 19th century].

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Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of about 40 English poems and songs, on such sentimental subjects as love, flowers, and parting, and divided into three sections. The volume begins with a preface in verse, followed by six poems on love and the Treaty of Paris Peace of 1814, each accompanied by a French translation. These entries are followed by poems with titles such as The desponding parting; The lament of Orpheus on his second loss of Eurydice; The full-blown rose; and The old maid's caution. An Advertisement begins the second section, explaining that the songs to follow, primarily by Thomas Moore and Robert Burns, have been adapted by Christie for his daughter by removing "certain blemishes" or altering them to be more suitable for the purely English singer. The original songs are each accompanied by Christie's altered version. This section also contains The maiden's prayer, from the opera The random shot; and a series of "Anacreontics" which contain at least partially phonetic spellings of English words. Following these entries is the final section, titled An attempt to translate into blank verse the second book of Virgil's Aeneid by Mr. Justice Christie. Dos-a-dos, the volume contains another title page which attributes the work to "Mr. Justice Christie of Mauritius," and, crossed out, "Member of the Faculty of Advocates and of the Honble Society of Lincoln's Inn." The title page is followed by copies of the verse preface and the first six poems, with their translations, which appear at the beginning of the manuscript.

1 v. (102 p.) ; 25 x 22 cm.

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Robert Burns (25 January 1759 – 21 July 1796) was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is regarded as a pioneer of the Romantic movement, and after his death he became a great source of inspiration to the founders of both liberalism and socialism, and a cultural icon in Scotland and among the Scottish diaspora around the world. Celebration of his life and work became almost a national charismatic cult during the 19th and 20th centuries, and his influence has long been strong on Scottish literature. ...

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