Scope and Contents
The ode forms part of an invitation from Mr and Mrs Roberts to Dr and Mrs Peckard, addressed simply to 'Revd Dr [Peter] Peckard [Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge]'. It is entitled H F Cary ('not 16'): 'Ode'. It begins: 'Mark, where yon lucid stream / Beneath the moons pale beam ...'; ends: 'The fate of hopeless love / Nor fears like me, to terminate its woes.'
Dates
- Creation: 6 Apr. 1789 (Circa, 'Monday 6 April')
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
1 collection
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Found in the Library, in an unidentified pamphlet.
Subject
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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