BIB_ID
81917
Accession number
MA 2483
Creator
Campbell, Thomas, 1777-1844.
Display Date
[1827-1828].
Credit line
Purchased, 1966.
Description
1 item (4 pages) ; 22.7 x 18.7 cm
Notes
No date is provided. However, the Battle of Navarino was fought on October 20, 1827, and "Stanzas on the Battle of Navarino" appeared in the 1828 edition of Campbell's Poetical Works, making it likely this manuscript was created in 1827 or 1828.
Contains autograph corrections. The corrections are reflected in the version of the poem that appears in Campbell's Poetical Works (1828).
Contains autograph corrections. The corrections are reflected in the version of the poem that appears in Campbell's Poetical Works (1828).
Provenance
Purchased from Doris E. Harris in March 1966.
Summary
A poem of 7 six-line stanzas, beginning "Hearts of oak that have bravely deliver'd the brave / And uplifted old Greece from the brink of the grave...". Makes special reference to Admiral Edward Codrington's role in the battle.
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