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Henry George Liddell : A History of Rome

'Reading Mommsen and Story's "Roba di Roma". Also Liddell's "Rome", for a narrative to accompany Mommsen's analysis'.

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: George Eliot [pseud]      Print: Book

Liddell : The Savoyard

Monday, 4 April 1831: 'Mr. Liddell and Hay Mackenzie left us this morning. Liddell shewd me yesterday a very good old fashioned poem worthy of Pope or Churchill in old fashioned hexameters, called "The Savoyard". He has promised me a copy for it is still being printed. There are some characters very well drawn. The force of it belies the author's character of a Dandie too hastily ascribed to its author.'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Walter Scott      

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