Miscellanea by E. W. B. Nicholson
MS. Eng. misc. c. 81
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Title
Miscellanea by E. W. B. Nicholson
Shelfmark
MS. Eng. misc. c. 81
Summary
Miscellanea by E. W. B. Nicholson. Miscellaneous literary productions of E. W. B. Nicholson including:
Fol. 1. 'The Angel of Eblis'--see MS. Eng. miso. c. 57
Fol. 25. 'The Praise of Gwynedd', verses translated from the Welsh, beg. 'As down to Beddgelert one day I was riding', and (fol. 116) other unpublished verses
Fol. 28. draft of, and notes for, a speech at the Oxford Union on Morris and Tennyson, 1869
Fol. 128. four musical songs and airs-- 'Bagatelle' (fol. 128), 'Avon Wy', words and air by E. W. B. Nicholson, beg. 'I roamed by thy banks' (fol. 132), 'The Rose and the Fern', words by Oliver Wendell Holmes, beg. 'Lady, life's sweetest lesson would'st thou learn' (fol. 133), 'Farewell!', words by Sir Lewis Morris, beg. 'Farewell' Farewell! Adown the ways of night' (fol. 134)
Interspersed throughout the volume are printed notices and reviews of the writer's literary works
Date
Written about 1862-1890, chiefly by E. W. B. Nicholson
Language
English
Physical facet
On paper
Physical extent
135 Leaves
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Miscellanea by E. W. B. Nicholson
