David Hopkins: 'Delphi' and other poems
Scope and Contents
The volume contains Hopkins's prize poem 'Delphi', 1809, and the anoymous poems 'What ails thee poor shepherd why looks thou so wan', 'Now blushing from the dawn, the orient ray' and 'Vernum aderat tempus, medium Sol igneus orbem', written in other hands. The poem 'Delphi' is inscribed 'English Prize Poem by D. Hopkins June 13th 1809'. The catalogue of Sir Thomas Phillipps manuscripts lists the volume as 'Hopkins's Prize Poems at Rugby School'.
Dates
- Creation: 1809
Creator
- Hopkins, David, ? 1790-1842 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
1 volume(s) (1 volume)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased 1995
General
Poems loose or loosely stitched in boards.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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