Evidence: | Elizabeth Barrett to Mary Russell Mitford, 30 April 1839:
'At painful times, when composition is impossible & reading not [italics]enough[end italics], grammars & dictionaries are excellent for [italics]distraction[end italics]. Just at such a time
.. when we were leaving Herefordshire .. I pinned myself down to Hebrew, took Parkhurst &
Professor Lee for my familiars, & went through the Hebrew Bible form Genesis to Malachi,
Syrica & all, as if I were studying for a professorship, -- & never once halting for breath. But
I do hope & trust to learn no more languages. There is no mental exertion, per se so little
beneficial to the mind.' |
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Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
Date: | Between 1 Jan 1832 and 30 Sep 1832 | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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Reader: | Elizabeth Barrett |
Age | Adult (18-100+) |
Gender | Female |
Date of Birth | 6 Mar 1806 |
Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
Occupation: | Writer |
Religion: | Evangelical |
Country of origin: | England |
Country of experience: | England |
Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Author: | John Parkhurst |
Title: | An Hebrew and English Lexicon |
Genre: | Textbook / self-education, Languages |
Form of Text: | Print: Book |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | owned |
Record ID: | 16536 | |
Source - | ||
Author: | n/a | |
Editor: | Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson | |
Title: | The Brownings' Correspondence | |
Place of Publication: | Winfield | |
Date of Publication: | 1986 | |
Vol: | 4 | |
Page: | 144 | |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Citation: | Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson (ed.), The Brownings' Correspondence (Winfield, 1986), 4, p. 144, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=16536, accessed: 28 March 2024 |
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