BIB_ID
136466
Accession number
MA 9682
Creator
Rosebery, Archibald Philip Primrose, Earl of, 1847-1929.
Display Date
1885 October 27.
Description
1 item (2 pages) ; 15.3 x 9.9 cm
Notes
Written on stationery engraved "Hawarden Castle, / Chester." Hawarden Castle was the home of British Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone.
Summary
Declining the dedication of a book of poetry; saying "I am I confess rather averse to dedications, more especially when I have no idea of the scope of the book. So I think if you please you had better leave me alone. I am more pleased with the lines than I could be with any dedication."
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