Poets, English
Subject
Subject Source: Fast
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
John Ayers papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0221
Overview
John Ayers was born in 1738 at Uxbridge, Middlesex, England. The collection consists of a diary (1766-1793), four commonplace books (1761-1802), and four notebooks of poems (1769- 1788).
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Special Collections
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John Ayers papers
Robert Southey letters
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31151030051571]
Identifier: MS-0226
Scope and Contents
The holographic letters which form this collection were written by the English poet, Robert Southey. The letter of August 22, 1825 was written to "Dear Sir." It is likely the person addressed is the London publisher, John Murray, since Southey writes that he is sending copy of the Vindici‘ and will presently send copy of the Peninsular War. The letter was written during the period when Southey was responding to Catholic criticism of Book of the Church. In the letter, Southey writes...
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Robert Southey letters