Record Number: 24142
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Robert Southey to Grosvenor Charles Bedford, 14-18 October 1793: 'I copied these four lines from the hospital at Reading {Aye whose hours exempt from sorrow flow {Behold the seat of Pain of Want & Woe {Think whilst your hands the intreated alms extend {That what to us ye give to God ye lend.'
Century:1700-1799
Date:Until: 18 Oct 1793
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Reading
other location: Hospital
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:12 Aug 1774
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[lines at the Hospital in Reading]
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceread in situ
Source Information:
Record ID:24142
Source - Manuscript:Other
Information:
"The Collected Letters of Robert Southey," Romantic Circles Electronic Edition, Letter 60. http://www.rc.umd.edu/editions/southey_letters. Accessed 21 April 2009.
Additional Information:
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Citation:
"The Collected Letters of Robert Southey," Romantic Circles Electronic Edition, Letter 60. http://www.rc.umd.edu/editions/southey_letters. Accessed 21 April 2009. , http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=24142, accessed: 08 November 2024
Additional Comments:
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