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Bernard Barton : To Mary

transcript of the poem headed 'to mary'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Mary Groom      

Bernard Barton : Winter

transcript of the poem headed 'winter / bernard barton'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Mary Groom      

Bernard Barton : The Joy /addressed to a young friend

transcript of the poem headed 'the joy / addressed to a young friend / by bernard barton'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Mary Groom      

Bernard Barton : 'Lines written in the first leaf of a friends Albu

'Lines written in the first leaf of a friends Album' 'Bernard Barton' 'The Warrior is[pleased?] when the war is won ....'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Mary Dugdale      

Bernard Barton : Remember Me!

'Remember Me! By Bernard Barton Esq' ' "Remember me!" However brief / Those simple words... [transcribes text]'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Mary Dugdale      

Bernard Barton : Farewell

'Farewell' 'Nay [shy] not from the word "Farewell"! / As if twer friendships knell ...' 'Bernard Barton' [transcribes text]

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Mary Dugdale      

Bernard Barton : The Heaven was Cloudless

'The Heaven was Cloudless' [transcript of poem, no author given]

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Mary Groom      

Bernard Barton : Violets. A Sonnet

'Violets. a Sonnet / Bernard Barton' 'Beautiful are you in your lowliness/...[transcript of poem]

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Mary Groom      

Bernard Barton : unknown

Byron to Bernard Barton, 1 June 1812: 'Some weeks ago my friend Mr Rogers showed me some of the stanzas [of Barton's] in M.S. & I then expressed my opinion of their merit which a further perusal of the printed volume has given me no reason to revoke.'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: George Gordon, Lord Byron      Manuscript: Unknown

Bernard Barton : Metrical Effusions

Byron to Bernard Barton, 1 June 1812: 'Some weeks ago my friend Mr Rogers showed me some of the stanzas [of Barton's] in M.S. & I then expressed my opinion of their merit which a further perusal of the printed volume has given me no reason to revoke.'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: George Gordon, Lord Byron      Print: Book

Bernard Barton : To A Dilatory Correspondent

'To A Dilatory Correspondent' 'Much as thy Silence I admire/...' [4, 6 line stanzas]

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Carey/Maingay group     Print: Unknown

Bernard Barton : 'To James Hogg, the Ettrick Shepherd, author of The Queen's Wake. By A Gentleman of Suffolk'

'I recieved yours accompanying the beautifull complimentary verses, which are judged by the small circle of my friends to be the best that ever have appeared in our language addressed to any poet while alive. Goldie published them in the Courant the principal paper of this country as addressed to the Ettrick Shepherd by a gentleman of Suffolk. I admired the verses very much indeed for their poetical merit but much more for the spirit of enthusiasm and kindness that breathes throughout towards a friendless and un-noted Bard'.

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: James Hogg      

Bernard Barton : 'To James Hogg, the Ettrick Shepherd, author of The Queen's Wake. By A Gentleman of Suffolk'

'I think the stanzas greatly improved and they are in the press as an introduction to the second edition of the [italics] wake [end italics]. There was one term which I was thinking should have been altered as it rather struck me to be bordering on the extravagant I think it was [italics] heaven-born [end italics] which I thought should only have been [italics] gifted [end italics] or something to that effect but you may trust that to me I will think of it when the proof comes to my hand'.

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: James Hogg      Manuscript: Unknown

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