[Commonplace book], 1825 and later.

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[Commonplace book], 1825 and later.

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Manuscript, in multiple hands, of a collection of serious and sentimental poetry by various authors, including Brown's acquaintances, on such subjects as friendship, nature, sorrow, childhood, religion, and the act of album-keeping. The volume contains a substantial number of poems by George Byron and Sir Walter Scott; other poets include Felicia Hemans, Charles Swain, Reginald Heber, and D. M. Moir. Of the poems written by acquaintances, many authors' names have been masked; and several of these poems have been annotated with the year of the poet's death. The collection also contains two acrostics on the name Jane Hannah Rawle, Bristol; as well as a poem, titled Memory, by Penelope Rawle.

1 v. (176 p., many blank) ; 26 x 20 cm.

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Byron, George Gordon Byron, baron, 1788-1824

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British poet. From the description of George Gordon Byron, Baron Byron papers, 1812-1819. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79452083 English Romantic poet and satirist. From the description of George Gordon Byron Collection, 1642-1968 (bulk 1798-1830). (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 145405980 Major George Gordon de Luna Byron, alias de Gibler, Spanish-born forger of British Romantic litera...

Moir, D. M. (David Macbeth), 1798-1851

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Author and physician David MacBeth Moir was born and raised in Musselburgh, Scotland, and studied to be a doctor at the University of Edinburgh. He returned to Mussleburgh to practice medicine, and began writing both poetry and prose for various periodicals, notably Blackwood's Magazine. He was known as Delta, as he often signed his verse with that Greek letter. He also wrote a history of medicine, and an overview of contemporary poetry. From the description of Art thou Allan?, 1842....

Swain, Charles, 1801-1874

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Heber, Reginald, 1783-1826

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Epithet: of Holling Hall British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000390.0x0000d1 British clergyman and hymn writer. From the description of Twas where the seas were roaring : hymn, 1819. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450617 Bishop of Calcutta. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Hodnet, to "My dear Lord", ca. 1811-15? Oct. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270468533 ...

Hemans, Mrs., 1793-1835

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Felicia Hemans was one of the first successful female English career poets. For a brief time, she was the most popular and acclaimed poet writing in England. Mrs. Hemans embodies a significant transition in English poetry from Romantic lyricism to the moral and patriotic themes prevalent in the Victorian era. From the description of Felicia Hemans letters and poems, 1825, n.d. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 50039596 Felicia Dorothea Browne Hem...

Brown, Nathaniel Smith, 1872-1943

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Scott, Walter, 1771-1832

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Scottish historical novelist, playwright, and poet. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Abbotsford, Melrose, to the Marchioness of Abercorn, [1818] Mar. 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 747107129 From the description of Autograph letter signed : place not specified to Charles [Sharpe], [1817 or later?]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 745119219 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Edinburgh, to [William Slade], 1803 June [3]. (Unknown). W...