| Evidence: | 'I have not yet finished "Joan of Arc". Near 500 lines at the beginning of the 2d book were supplied by S.T. Coleridge. These appear to me to be the worst I have ever read. Who would suppose that the following sentence is in blank verse. Fancy - Peopling air by absence [to] teach my self-control & c. In contrast to the above I will transcribe one of the most beautiful passages speaking of the death of a common soldier of unrecorded name.' |
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| Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 4 Jun 1799 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Sheffield location in dwelling: home |
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| Reader: | Joseph Hunter |
| Age | Child (0-17) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 6 Feb 1783 |
| Socio-economic group: | Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder |
| Occupation: | Apprentice at Hadfield & Co, Sheffield, Yorkshire |
| Religion: | Presbyterian |
| 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: | Robert Southey |
| Title: | Joan of Arc, An Epic Poem |
| Genre: | Poetry |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | borrowed (other) |
| Record ID: | 10936 | |
| Source - | Manuscript | |
| Author: | Joseph Hunter | |
| Title: | Journal | |
| Location: | British Library | |
| Call no: | ADD MSS 24879 | |
| Page/folio: | 47 |
| Citation: | Joseph Hunter, Journal British Library, p. ADD MSS 24879, p. 47, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=10936, accessed: 30 March 2023 | |
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