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William Sotheby

 

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William Sotheby : I knew a gentle maid

'On 6 Feb. 1827 W[ordsworth] told Sotheby: "I was gratified the other day by meeting in Mr Alaric Watt's Souvenir with a very old acquaintance, a Sonnet of yours, whch I had read with no little pleasure more than 30 years ago. "I knew a gentle Maid".'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: William Wordsworth      Print: Book

  

William Sotheby : I knew a gentle maid

'On 6 Feb. 1827 W[ordsworth] told Sotheby: "I was gratified the other day by meeting in Mr Alaric Watt's Souvenir with a very old acquaintance, a Sonnet of yours, whch I had read with no little pleasure more than 30 years ago. "I knew a gentle Maid".'

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Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: William Wordsworth      

  

William Sotheby : Saul, a Poem

'On 18 April 1807, C[oleridge] told Sotheby: "I read yesterday in a large company, where W. Wordsworth was present, about 150 lines of your Saul, respecting your country, Nelson, & the admirable transition to the main subject, which follows it - and it was delightful to me, to observe that the enthusiasm which had given animation & depth to my own tones, manifested itself with at least equal strength in the faces & voices of all the auditors."'

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Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Samuel Taylor Coleridge      

  

William Sotheby : "The Battle of the Nile"

Mary Berry to Mrs Cholmeley, 19 February 1799: 'Mr. Sotheby sent me his "Battle of the Nile." [...] There seems to be a number of good lines in the poem, but the conduct of it is not to me clear'.

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Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: Mary Berry      

  

William Sotheby : To His Majesty's Ship Barham

'To His Majesty's Ship Barham, appointed by the King to convey Sir Walter Scott to Naples. By William Sotheby Esq.'

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Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Bowly group     

 

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