Elegiac Stanzas, Applicable to the Untimely Death of the Celebrated Poet, Robert Burns. To which are added, Verses on Time, and on The Shortness of Life.

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Title

Elegiac Stanzas, Applicable to the Untimely Death of the Celebrated Poet, Robert Burns. To which are added, Verses on Time, and on The Shortness of Life.

Alternative Title

Verses on Time
The Shortness of Life

Publisher

Glasgow: Brash & Reid

Date

[1796?] per English Short Title Catalogue

Extent

8 pages

Identifier

Is Part Of

Chapbook #8 in a bound collection of 54 chapbooks

Description

Verse quoted on title-page: "Have we not seen him sporting on these plains? Have we not heard him strike the Mase's lyre? Have we not felt the magic of his strains, Which often glow'd with fancy's warmest fire?"

Type

elegy

Subject

Burns, Robert, 1759-1796
Chapbooks - Scotland - Glasgow

Source

Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph Library, Guelph, Ontario

Is Referenced By

ESTC#: T131011

Format

JPEGs and PDF derived from master file, which was scanned from the original book in 24-bit color at 600 dpi in TIFF format using an Epson Expression 10000XL scanner.

Rights

In the public domain; For high quality reproductions, contact Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph. libaspc@uoguelph.ca, 519-824-4120, Ext. 53413

Contributor

Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph Library, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Citation

“Elegiac Stanzas, Applicable to the Untimely Death of the Celebrated Poet, Robert Burns. To which are added, Verses on Time, and on The Shortness of Life.,” Scottish Chapbooks, accessed November 8, 2024, https://scottishchapbooks.lib.uoguelph.ca/items/show/970.
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