Record Number: 2669
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Byron to John Murray, 26 May 1822, giving directions for burial of his daughter Allegra at Harrow Church: 'Near the door -- on the left as you enter -- there is a monument with a tablet containing these words: "When Sorrow weeps o'er Virtue's sacred dust, Our tears become us, and our Grief is just, Such were the tears she shed, who grateful pays This last sad tribute to her love, and praise." I recollect them (after seventeen years) not from any thing remarkable in them -- but because -- from my seat in the Gallery -- I had generally my eyes turned towards that monument -- as near it as convenient I would wish Allegra to be buried ...'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jan 1805 and 31 Dec 1805
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:specific address: Harrow Church
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:Male
Date of Birth:22 Jan 1788
Socio-Economic Group:Royalty / aristocracy
Occupation:child; later poet
Religion:Agnostic
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:n/a
Genre:Unknown
Form of Text:Manuscript: epitaph
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceread in situ
Source Information:
Record ID:2669
Source:George Gordon Lord Byron
Editor:Leslie A. Marchand
Title:Byron's Letters and Journals
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1979
Vol:9
Page:163
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
George Gordon Lord Byron, Leslie A. Marchand (ed.), Byron's Letters and Journals (London, 1979), 9, p. 163, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=2669, accessed: 26 April 2024
Additional Comments:
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