Evidence: | Robert Southey to Horace Walpole Bedford, 11 December 1793: 'Let me turn to more chearful subjects. your verses were particularly good — & they have the additional merit of novelty in manner & metre. write more. fame is a very late consideration — but let us remember that Pope acquired independance by his Homer. let me say Horace that Popes abilities were not above comparison. undertake some great work. it will take up your attention certainly — you certainly have abilities for any work. chuse either epic or a metrical romance. & in the intervals exercise yourself in the lower ranks for with us lyrics are very subordinate.'
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Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
Date: | Between 1 Dec 1793 and 11 Dec 1793 | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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Reader: | Robert Southey |
Age | Adult (18-100+) |
Gender | Male |
Date of Birth | 12 Aug 1774 |
Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
Occupation: | writer |
Religion: | n/a |
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: | Horace Walpole Bedford |
Title: | MS verses |
Genre: | Poetry, satire |
Form of Text: | Manuscript: Sheet |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | borrowed (private library) sent by author |
Record ID: | 24366 | |
Source - | Manuscript | Other |
Author: | "The Collected Letters of Robert Southey," Romantic Circles Electronic Edition, Letter 71. http://www.rc.umd.edu/editions/southey_letters. Accessed 24 April 2009. , |
Citation: | "The Collected Letters of Robert Southey," Romantic Circles Electronic Edition, Letter 71. http://www.rc.umd.edu/editions/southey_letters. Accessed 24 April 2009. , http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=24366, accessed: 28 November 2023 |
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