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"On the death of Mary Rhoads wrote on the 25 of December 88" : holograph poem signed

Title
"On the death of Mary Rhoads wrote on the 25 of December 88" : holograph poem signed, 1788.
Author
Montgomery, H.

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Mixed materialPermit needed Pforz MSSchwarzman Building - Pforzheimer Collection Room 319

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle: Manuscripts, 1772-1925
Description
2 p. (single sheet); 23 x 19.5 cm.
Summary
Nine quatrains in ink, on laid paper : (MISC 0988) : begins, "Ah! busy Memory how sharp thy stings / When Joys departed are the painful theme ..."; inscription following poem reads in full, "To S. Rhoads this simple effort of an Humble Muse is / sent by her very sincerely sympathising / H. Montgomery."
Subject
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Biography (note)
  • H. Montgomery, Mary Rhoads and S. Rhoads remain unidentified.
Call Number
Pforz MS
OCLC
793916285
Author
Montgomery, H.
Title
"On the death of Mary Rhoads wrote on the 25 of December 88" : holograph poem signed, 1788.
Access
Restricted access; Pforzheimer Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Biography
H. Montgomery, Mary Rhoads and S. Rhoads remain unidentified.
Local Note
Filed under "Montgomery" in the Pforzheimer Collection's Miscellaneous Manuscripts File.
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Found In:
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle: Manuscripts, 1772-1925
Research Call Number
Pforz MS
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