[Commonplace book], 1827.

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[Commonplace book], 1827.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702177015

Manuscript, in numerous hands, of a collection of religious and sentimental poems, many written by the owner's acquaintances, and religious extracts. "Miss Ch. Elliott" contributed many, including The hour of prayer; On the Sabbath; The voyage of life; and To our beloved sister on her last birthday on earth. Many others are written by the Rev. Dr. Collyer, including one annotated "written soon after the death of Mrs Collyer"; the volume also contains numerous other poems written by W. B. C. on the deaths of acquaintances. Annotations in other poems indicate they were received from friends; one note accompanying the poem The lord bless thee and keep thee indicates, "Yesterday at Peckham in the interval of divine worship my beloved daughter Mrs Lobb suggested the pleasure my beloved daughter Mrs Clark would receive in reading the above transcribed in my own hand." The collection includes several poems by James Montgomery; other poems are taken from the Calcutta Christian Intelligencer. The prose pieces in the volume include extracts from Hannah More and several from Robert Leighton's Commentary on the First Epistle of Peter.

1 v. (84 p.) ; 24 x 19 cm.

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Montgomery, James, 1771-1854

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The poet James Montgomery was born in Irvine, Ayrshire, on 4 November 1771. He was sent to the Moravian school (the Moravians are a religious community) at Fulneck, near Leeds, and while there began writing poetry. Work followed in a bakery and then in a store, and then to the offices of the Sheffield Register . Facing prosecution, the proprietor and editor of the journal - a reformer - escaped to America, and Montgomery became the working editor and then the owner of the title which ...

Leighton, Robert, 1611-1684

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More, Hannah, 1745-1833

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Hannah More, one of five sisters, taught at her family's school in Bristol, England. She became prominent in London's Bluestocking circle from 1774 onward, and was also a friend of Samuel Johnson. Her work soon moved from poetry and drama to the production of numerous popular religious books and tracts. In 1789, she moved to Mendip, Somerset, where she and her sister Patty founded several schools. In 1801, she and her sisters moved to the Barley Wood estate in nearby Wrington. From t...