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John Wolfe : The Burial of Sir John Moore

Pencil drawing of Sir John Moore by 'J.G.' followed by 'On the death of Sir John Moore' [transcribes text] 'Wolfe'.

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Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Mary Dugdale      

  

Friedrich August Wolf : Prolegomena ad Homerum

'I am reading Wolf's Prolegomena to Homer. In the evening aloud, Wilhelm Meister again!'.

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: George Eliot [pseud]      Print: Book

  

Johann Christoph Wolf : Curae philologicae et criticae, ...

[Marginalia]

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

  

Karl Christian Wolfart : Jahrbucher Fur den Lebens-Magnetismus oder Neues

[Marginalia]

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

  

Christian Wolff : Logic, or rational thoughts on the powers of the human understanding

[Marginalia]

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

  

Princess Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenb?ttel : published letter about the status of her marriage to the Prince of Wales

'I suppose all the World is sitting in Judgement upon the Princess of Wales's Letter. Poor Woman, I shall support her as long as I can, because she is a Woman, & because I hate her husband - but I can hardly forgive her for calling herself 'attached & affectionate' to a Man whom she must detest - & the intimacy said to subsist between her & Lady Oxford is bad...'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Jane Austen      Print: Newspaper

  

Humbert Wolf : The Uncelestial City

'A lady I know well was sitting by the fire one evening. She wanted something to read so she reached out a hand to the bookcase by her side and took out a book at random. It was Humbert Wolf's "The Uncelestial City". She read the entire book. Then she had finished she lay back in the chair thinking, and it seemed to her that Wolf came into the room and sat down opposite her.'

Century: 1900-1945     Reader/Listener/Group:      Print: Book

  

Wolf : Proleg[omena] 'in Homer'

From George Grote's Journal, 5 December 1822: 'Rose a little before 8. Read Goguet's Dissertation on Sanchoniathon; I do not think he has given the right reasonings about the genuineness or spuriousness of this author. Read also his Dissertation on the Book of Job, which I think poor. In the evening read 60 pages of Wolf's Proleg. in Homer, which I think very good.'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: George Grote      Print: Book

  

Wolf : Proleg[omena] 'in Homer'

From George Grote's Journal, 6 December 1822: 'Continued the perusal of Wolf's Prolegomena, which contains very much instruction as to the literature and MSS. of antiquity. 'In the evening read some excellent articles in Volt. "Dict. Ph."; particularly articles Consequent and Democratic. Perused Wolf until bed-time.'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: George Grote      Print: Book

  

Wolf : Proleg[omena] 'in Homer'

From George Grote's Journal, 7 December 1822: 'Rose at 6. Read Wolf. My opinion of him not lessened; from some passages I think he is a Free- thinker, especially as to the Old Testament [...] Went on with Wolf until bed; I get on slowly with him, from taking constant notes.'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: George Grote      Print: Book

  

Wolf : Proleg[omena] 'in Homer'

From George Grote's Journal, 8 December 1822: 'Rose at 6. Finished Wolf's Proleg. [...] After breakfast set to upon Diod. Sicul., having previously cast my eye over Heyne's Dissent [...] Read Diod. until 2 o'clock -- about 35 pages, as I found it necessary to take down notes of considerable length.'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: George Grote      Print: Book

 

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