[Commonplace book], [ca. 1824].

1 v. (204 p.) ; 24 x 19 cm.

English

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Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of about 80 poems, primarily romantic meditations on such subjects as love, music, sorrow, and separation from loved ones. Most of the poems in the manuscript are by Byron and Moore, including an excerpt from Byron's Childe Harold labeled Lines on the Death of the Princess Charlotte and excerpts from Moore's Lalla Rookh, one of which is labeled To Henry; poems by other authors include The Joy of Grief by James Montgomery and Marriage is Like a Devonshire Lane by Rev. John Marriott.

August 08, 2005

Commonplace Book, ca. 1824. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

Commonplace Book, ca. 1824. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

Commonplace books