| Evidence: | "Take, for instance, his 'Lyrics of Love', so full of beauty and tenderness. Nor are his 'Songs of Progress' less full of poetic power and beauty." |
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| Century: | 1850-1899 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1849 and 1851 | ||||||||||
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| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Samuel Smiles |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 23 Dec 1812 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | Medical doctor and writer of self-help manuals |
| Religion: | Christian |
| Country of origin: | Scotland |
| Country of experience: | n/a |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Gerald Massey |
| Title: | Lyrics of Love |
| Genre: | Poetry |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 5425 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Gerald Massey | |
| Editor: | Samuel Smiles | |
| Title: | Poetical Works | |
| Place of Publication: | n/a | |
| Date of Publication: | 1861 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | xiv | |
| Additional comments: | The quotation comes from Samuel Smiles' introduction to Massey's "Poetical Works", entitled "A Biographical Sketch of Gerald Massey, 1851 (when he was only 23)". Smiles here comments on "Gerald Massey's recent poetry" |
| Citation: | Gerald Massey, Samuel Smiles (ed.), Poetical Works (1861), p. xiv, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=5425, accessed: 08 June 2023 | |
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