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mythology, classical1
metamorphosis1
fables, latin1
english poetry1

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Morrice, James1
Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. Or 18 A.D1
Milton, John, 1608-16741
Milton, John (1608-1674)1
Candy, Hugh Charles Herbert1
Candy, Hugh Charles Herbert (1859-1935)1

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Commonplace book containing Christian poetry and prose

c.1833

The volume contains transcriptions of poems and prose with religious themes, which have been copied into the book by hand. It also includes two colour plates cut from unidentified publications. One ...

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BC MS Lt 92, f. 3r: The opening of James Morrice's blank-verse translation of Homer's 'Iliad'.
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English translation of Homer's Iliad into blank verse, by James Morrice.

Morrice, James

c.1800-1809

Comprises probably the original manuscript of Morrice's translation, together with a press cutting from the local Northants newspaper containing an excerpt from the translation and a favourable review...

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