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Ashley MS 4754
- Record Id:
- 040-001980007
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001978147
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001482.0x00010c
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Ashley MS 4754
- Title:
- Scope & Content:
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'Love and Death', 'Song of the Suliotes' and 'Last Words on Greece': three poems by Lord Byron; [1824]. Autograph drafts, written on both sides of a folio leaf of white laid paper. Watermark a [bird?] on a shield. The leaf appears to have been previously used as a wrapper for a letter addressed to Byron, since it bears a wax seal with the impression of a monogram, and the direction: 'Sa Segre My Lord N. Byron etc. etc.' Ashley Library Catalogue, xi, pp. 43-44. As follows:
1. 'Love and Death'. Untitled in the MS. The poem was originally of four stanzas, stanzas 4 and 5 having been added in pencil later. f. 1.
2. 'Song of the Suliotes'. Untitled in the MS., but headed N0: 8. f. 1b.
3. 'Last Words on Greece'. Untitled in the MS. f. 1b.
Folio; ff. ii+1.
includes:
- f. 1a Poetry ENGLISH: George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron; poet: Poem, 'Love and Death', by Lord Byron: [1824]: Autogr. draft.
- f. 1b Poetry ENGLISH: George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron; poet: Poem, 'Last words on Greece', by Lord Byron: [1824]: Autogr. draft.
- f. 1b Poetry ENGLISH: George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron; poet: Poem, 'Song of the Suliotes', by Lord Byron: [1824]: Autogr. draft.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Ashley Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001978147
040-001980007 - Is part of:
- Ashley MS A17-5768 : Ashley Manuscripts
Ashley MS 4754 : 'Love and Death', 'Song of the Suliotes' and 'Last Words on Greece': three poems by Lord Byron; [1824].… - Hierarchy:
- 032-001978147[1270]/040-001980007
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Ashley MS A17-5768
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1824
- End Date:
- 1824
- Date Range:
- [1824]
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Byron, George Gordon Noel, 6th Baron Byron, poet, 1788-1824