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Commonplace book of poetry and a news story
- Title
- Commonplace book of poetry and a news story, circa 1791
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Mixed material | Permit needed | Pforz MS | Schwarzman Building - Pforzheimer Collection Room 319 |
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- Description
- 34 manuscript pages (20 total leaves); 18 cm
- Summary
- Sewn notebook with semi-stiff drab covers, containing six poems, a verse fragment, and one newspaper article copied in a single unidentified hand. The poems include: "On the Invention of Letters" ("Tell me what genius did the art invent"); "Ode to Fancy," by Joseph Warton; "Ode to Truth," by William Mason; "Slavery," by Erasmus Darwin; "Edwin and Emma," by David Mallet; and "The Rose," by William Cowper. The verse fragment, unidentified and possibly unpublished, begins: "Joy singley [sic] known is only known in part / And grief unshar'd falls heavy on the heart . . . ." The seven-page news story's source is cited as "The Liverpool Gazette dated Novr 19 1791," and describes an attempted robbery at Deptford which was foiled by a dog.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Commonplace books.
- Poetry.
- Note
- Pforzheimer Manuscript (MISC 4336); filed under "Commonplace book."
- Access (note)
- Restricted access;
- Call Number
- Pforz MS
- OCLC
- 957062798
- Title
- Commonplace book of poetry and a news story, circa 1791
- Access
- Restricted access; Pforzheimer Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
- Added Author
- Cowper, William, 1731-1800.Darwin, Erasmus, 1731-1802.Mallet, David, 1705?-1765.Mason, William, 1725-1797.Warton, Joseph, 1722-1800.