Copy of MS poem of Thomas Moore, Dear Harp of my country, c.1844

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MS. 21088 photogr. 2, item 30

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Copy of MS poem of Thomas Moore, "Dear Harp of my Country! in darkness I found thee", dated between 4 Sep 1844 and 31 Dec 1863.

Along the lower edge of the album page, written in ink, the image is captioned "Fac simile [sic] of the Bard of Erin". To the right of this, written in pencil in a different hand, are words to the effect of "'waked' in [?] version is 'touched' ([?])".

The reverse of the album leaf is blank.

Dates

Creation: c.1844

Extent

1 item

Language of Materials

English

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This material is light-sensitive. To ensure its availability to future readers, access to this material is restricted, and requires specialist support. Readers are asked to work from reproductions and published descriptions as far as possible. To apply to see the original, please send a message to specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk, outlining the subject of your research, the importance of this item to that research, and the resources you have already consulted.

Shelfmark

MS. 21088 photogr. 2, item 30

Additional Description

Biographical / Historical

Thomas Moore (1779-1852) was a poet. For further details see the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

Other Finding Aids

See also the Talbot Catalogue Raisonné, a detailed inventory of Talbot photographs located around the world. The Catalogue Raisonné is organised by Schaaf number. The Schaaf number for this item is Schaaf 625.