Evidence: | ?for Hamlet & the trifling of his favour
Hold it a fashion and a Toy in blood;
A violet in the youth of primy nature
Forward not permanent ? sweet not lasting
The perfume and suppliance of a minute
No more ?.. [Lamb?s own ellipses]
Rest not perturb?d spirit?
[writing in another direction on the other half of the sheet she continues]
?O dear Ophelia wherefore doubt me
--I have not art to win thee but
this I know I love thee best O
most best ? believe it adieu.
Hamlet?
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Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
Date: | Between 1 Jan 1814 and 31 Dec 1814 | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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Type of Experience (Listener): |
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Reader: | Lady Caroline Lamb |
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 |
Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
Additional comments: | (n?e Ponsonby) |
Author: | William Shakespeare |
Title: | Hamlet |
Genre: | Drama |
Form of Text: | Unknown |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | unknown |
Record ID: | 10020 | |
Source - | Manuscript | |
Author: | Lady Caroline Lamb (n?e Ponsonby) | |
Title: | n/a | |
Location: | John Murray Archive | |
Call no: | Acc.12604/4144A | |
Page/folio: | unfoliated |
Citation: | Lady Caroline Lamb (n?e Ponsonby), John Murray Archive, p. Acc.12604/4144A, p. unfoliated, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=10020, accessed: 28 November 2023 |
The first quote is Laertes from Act I Scene III; the second is a slightly misquoted letter from Hamlet from Act II Scene II. Transcribed by Lindsey Eckert. |
Reading Experience Database version 2.0. Page updated: 27th Apr 2016 3:15pm (GMT)