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Brotherton Collection3
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english poetry2
letters2
wills1
conduct of life in literature1
conduct of life1

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Thomson, James (1700-1748)3
Darwin, Erasmus1
Constable, Archibald1

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Correspondence of Archibald Constable, with some related material.

Constable, Archibald

c.1788-1827

Comprises over 400 autograph letters written by or to Archibald Constable between 1788 and 1827, together with some related documents, historical, and literary pieces, including (in manuscript) a vers...

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BC MS Lt q 10, f.1r: The opening of James Thomson's poem
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Lisy's parting with her cat, by James Thomson

Thomson, James (1700-1748)

c.1725

Description of a girl leaving for boarding school (probably Thomson's sister Elizabeth) sorrowfully taking leave of her pet cat, imagining the cat's own lament at the separation. The poem, one of Thom...

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Letter from 'Buff' to 'Marquis', by James Thomson.

Thomson, James (1700-1748)

1742

Autograph prose letter, dated 7 December 1742, ostensibly from Thomson's dog 'Buff' to another named 'Marquis', the pet of Mrs Mary Robertson, giving advice about canine conduct and morals. The letter...

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