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John W. Burgen manuscript material : 1 item

Title
John W. Burgen manuscript material : 1 item, 1832.
Author
Burgen, John W.

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Guiccioli, Teresa, contessa di, 1800-1873.
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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle: Manuscripts, 1772-1925
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Summary
· Poem (transcript), "Stanzas written in the Book at Hucknall -- the burial place of Lord Byron" : [composed 1 Oct 1832; transcription date unknown; w/m = 1830] : (B'ANA 0315) : begins, "Not in that Palace, where the dead repose / in splendid holiness -- where Time hath spread ..." Formerly among the papers of Lord Byron's "last attachment," the Countess Teresa Guiccioli. Guiccioli visited Newstead and Hucknall Torkard in December 1832; this item was perhaps copied for her on that occasion.
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Biography (note)
  • John W. Burgen, of London. Burgen composed a poem in tribute to Lord Byron and inscribed it in the visitor's album at Byron's tomb in the parish church at Hucknall, Nottinghamshire on October 1, 1832. In 1834 the contents of the album were published under the title Byroniana, edited by J. M. Langford.
Call Number
Pforz MS
OCLC
298347725
Author
Burgen, John W.
Title
John W. Burgen manuscript material : 1 item, 1832.
Access
Restricted access; Pforzheimer Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Biography
John W. Burgen, of London. Burgen composed a poem in tribute to Lord Byron and inscribed it in the visitor's album at Byron's tomb in the parish church at Hucknall, Nottinghamshire on October 1, 1832. In 1834 the contents of the album were published under the title Byroniana, edited by J. M. Langford.
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Guiccioli, Teresa, contessa di, 1800-1873. Former owner
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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle: Manuscripts, 1772-1925
Research Call Number
Pforz MS
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