BIB_ID
108195
Accession number
MA 52.74
Creator
Burder, George, fl. 1833.
Display Date
1833
Credit line
Acquired before 1923.
Description
1 item (39 p.) ; 22.6 cm
Notes
Part of a collection of autograph letters written by Lord Byron, Lady Byron, Catherine Gordon Byron, Contessa Guiccioli, Ada King Lovelace and others from 1788 to 1855. Items in the collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection-level record for more information.
This manuscript has been attributed to George Burder (1752-1832) however the last letter of the signature is unclear; George Burder died in 1832 and the title page of this manuscript indicates it was written principally in December 1833. George Burder developed cataracts in 1825 and was blind by 1830.
This manuscript has been attributed to George Burder (1752-1832) however the last letter of the signature is unclear; George Burder died in 1832 and the title page of this manuscript indicates it was written principally in December 1833. George Burder developed cataracts in 1825 and was blind by 1830.
Summary
Being an essay comparing the work of Wordsworth and Byron; positing that "Byron we cannot but admire - Wordsworth we cannot but love!"
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