Record Number: 24395
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Robert Southey to Grosvenor Charles Bedford, 11-18 May 1794: 'Your Anacreon & �schylus please me much � unluckily I have neither the one nor the other in the original � & let me add do not want them with such spirited translations. I will however read them as you desire. in your lines �Harder than the pointed spear� the word harder strike me as inappropriate. does the Greek signify the same? something like resistless as the pointed spear, would be more consonant to the intended meaning � your ode Quique pii vates is with me but would be unfair to fill up my letter with transcribing your verses.'
Century:1700-1799
Date:Until: 18 May 1794
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Oxford
Type of Experience(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:translations and verses
Genre:Classics, Poetry
Form of Text:Manuscript: Sheet
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceborrowed (other)
sent by author
Source Information:
Record ID:24395
Source - Manuscript:Other
Information:
"The Collected Letters of Robert Southey," Romantic Circles Electronic Edition, Letter 89. http://www.rc.umd.edu/editions/southey_letters. Accessed 24 April 2009.
Additional Information:
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Citation:
"The Collected Letters of Robert Southey," Romantic Circles Electronic Edition, Letter 89. http://www.rc.umd.edu/editions/southey_letters. Accessed 24 April 2009. , http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=24395, accessed: 05 February 2026
Additional Comments:
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