Verses - "Sermoni propiora" - by G.A.S., 1820-1864.

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Smyth, George Arthur. Verses - "Sermoni propiora" - by G.A.S., 1820-1864.

Verses - "Sermoni propiora" - by G.A.S., 1820-1864.

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Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of about 80 poems, primarily sentimental or melancholy occasional verses, on such subjects as friendship, love, and death, and addressed to the author's acquaintances, though names are usually disguised. The work is divided into three sections labeled Memory, Friendship, and Love. The first section includes a poem addressed to the infant daughter of Rev. R. and Eliza Tweddel of Plymouth Grove near Manchester as well as poems addressed to the poet's sisters; to female friends and a cousin on their marriages; and to the new year. This section also records a series of poetic exchanges by the author and his cousin, originally written in his cousin's album, as well as poems on the coronation and marriage of Queen Victoria. The second section contains sonnets and other verses which accompanied gifts such as a music stool and manuscript volumes of poetry and prose, as well as poems on places the author visited, including Kensington Gardens and Clent Hill. The final section on Love consists primarily of poems to or about the poet's acquaintance Louisa, including poems punning on her name, a shape poem, and a large number of acrostic poems on her name, as well as a poem accompanying the gift of birthday music transcribed from Felix Mendelssohn to Louisa and Fanny. Almost all poems are annotated with the date, and frequently place, of their composition.

1 v. (ii, 111 p.) ; 18 x 12 cm.

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