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Transcriptions of poems by Robert Bloomfield
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Transcriptions of poems by Robert Bloomfield, 1804.
Physical Description
2 items.
Language
English
Notes
Pasted on back pastedown: Mr. Park's statement of verbal variations between the MS copy and the printed poem of The Farmer's Boy. Printed, 1802.
In English.
Provenance
Purchased from Bernard Quaritch, Ltd. on the James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Fund, 1997.
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This material is open for research.
Biographical / Historical Note
Thomas Park (1759-1834) was a bibliographer and antiquarian who assisted Robert Bloomfield in the publication of his popular The Farmer's Boy: A Rural Poem.
Summary
Manuscript copies of five poems by Robert Bloomfield, most apparently transcribed from versions published in newspapers. Poems include The early shepherd; A village girl; An harvest scene; The soldier's return; and Song. Accompanied by an engraved portrait of Robert Bloomfield.
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Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
December 19, 2011
References
Thomas Park, Transcriptions of Poems by Robert Bloomfield. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
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Thomas Park, Transcriptions of Poems by Robert Bloomfield. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
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