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
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 April 27, 2024, https://scottishchapbooks.lib.uoguelph.ca/items/show/970.
