Record Number: 10054
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
[transcribed in Lady Caroline's hand]: ?From Crabbe Minutely trace Man?s life; year after year, Through all his days let all his deeds appear And then though some may in that life be strange, Yet there appears no vast nor sudden change: The links that bind those various deeds are seen, And no mysterious void is left between [?] Yet none who saw the rapid current flow, Could the first instant of that danger know. [line drawn across 12 recto] 'All things prepar[e]d, on he expected day Was seen the vessel anchor'd in the bay. From her would seamen in the evening come, To take the adventurous Allen from his home [...]'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Aug 1812 and 31 Dec 1812
Country:England or possibly Ireland
Timen/a
Place:n/a
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:13 Nov 1785
Socio-Economic Group:Royalty / aristocracy
Occupation:socialite, novelist, influential member of the Whig political elite
Religion:Christian
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England or possibly Ireland
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
(n?e Ponsonby)
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Tale II, 'The Parting Hour'
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Unknown
Publication DetailsCrabbe's Tales in Verse was first published in 1812.
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:10054
Source:Manuscript
Author:Lady Caroline Lamb (n?e Ponsonby)
Title:[commonplace book 1]
Location:John Murray Archive
Call No:Acc. 12604/4107
Page/Folio:10 verso-14 recto
Citation:Lady Caroline Lamb (n?e Ponsonby), [commonplace book 1] John Murray Archive, p. Acc. 12604/4107, p. 10 verso-14 recto, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=10054, accessed: 19 April 2024
Additional Comments:
Transcribed by Lindsey Eckert.
