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Original poetry
Title
Original poetry, by John S. Monsell, 1828-1835.
Physical Description
1 v. (228 p.) ; 19 x 12 cm.
Language
English
Notes
Autograph on title page: JB Monsell, 1828.
Title from title page.
Pasted inside flyleaf: stamp of T. Forrest, Letter Press Printer & Stationer.
Marbled endpapers.
Binding: full red roan, without title.
In English.
Provenance
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Summary
Manuscript, in multiple hands, of a collection of 54 poems, primarily concerning family members' birthdays and christenings; their departure or return; and praising the comforts of home. Poem titles include To my mother on my birthday; To my sister; On seeing dear baby asleep; A song of home; Breath of the morning; and Hymn for Dunboe Sunday school. Several poems address current events and persons, including On the accession of his majesty king William the 4th; Lines written upon reading lord Byron's Euthanasia; and Lines addressed to Mrs. Hemans. The volume also includes two prize poems, one of which is prefaced by lines addressed to the senior Fellows of Trinity College, Dublin. The poems are dated, and several are labeled "Dunboe."
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Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
August 08, 2005
References
John Samuel Bewley Monsell, Original Poetry. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
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John Samuel Bewley Monsell, Original Poetry. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
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