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Book of Poetry, circa 1818

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Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains a bound volume of poems, sonnets, and songs collected from the writings of many famous poetic figures, and handwritten onto the pages of this journal. Written in two separate hands, this journal appears to have been exchanged among two friends who alternately scribed favorite poems. Among those poets included are: Madame la Comtesse de Genlis, Antoine-Vincent Arnault, Guillaume Amfrye de Chaulieu, Robert Lowell, Voltaire, Anacreon.An inscription on the...
Dates: circa 1818
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections / MSS.1004, Handwritten Book of Poetry

 

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