Manuscript copy of some doggerel, "Thoughts on Editors", by Thomas Moore., 1831.
Scope and Contents
The manuscript is a fair copy of a poem by Moore included in a letter, 25 October 1831, to John Murray II. The fair copy is accompanied by a note, "The obliterated lines", which includes an attempt by the copyist to transcribe the final, heavily deleted verse of Moore`s original.
The copy is undated, nor is there a watermark on the paper on which it is written. The accompanying note is also undated, but the paper on which it is written has a partial watermark, "31", which would suggest that the note and copy are contemporary with the original.
Samuel Smiles included a transcription of Moore`s verse in his discussion of Moore in "A publisher and his friends".
Dates
- Creation: 1831.
Language of Materials
English
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (3 folios.)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
0445I
Existence and Location of Originals
MS.42486 : Letters, 1830-1838, of Thomas Moore to John
Murray II and to John Murray III.
Subject
- Moore, Thomas (poet) (Person)
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
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