Napoleon historical poem

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Napoleon historical poem

[with supplemental:] On the removal of Naopleon's remains.

Description: Manuscript in ink on paper, a total of 670 lines, with drafts of the same, and other pieces (see below), 15 leaves (plus one stub, text however continuous), outer pages dust-soiled, sewn

Publication Details: [London:] c. 1840

Notes: Apparently a fair copy, but still with plenty of corrections. A note at the end of the main text says that the poem was written before the removal of the remains, which took place in 1840. The poem is written from the victor's point of view, and yet with ungrudging admiration for a great man. The poem is accompanied by several drafts, as well as 2 more poems, both in more than one form, viz. 'The Gathering of the Troops in Brussels for Waterloo', and an 'Ode on the Death of Sir John Moore.'Some of the pieces have a small piece excised on the final leaf, where the writer's name would have appe...moreApparently a fair copy, but still with plenty of corrections. A note at the end of the main text says that the poem was written before the removal of the remains, which took place in 1840. The poem is written from the victor's point of view, and yet with ungrudging admiration for a great man. The poem is accompanied by several drafts, as well as 2 more poems, both in more than one form, viz. 'The Gathering of the Troops in Brussels for Waterloo', and an 'Ode on the Death of Sir John Moore.'Some of the pieces have a small piece excised on the final leaf, where the writer's name would have appeared. At the beginning of one piece however the initials H.C. appear, and at the end of another, rather than being excised a signature has been partially bleached out - indecipherable however. HIDE

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Price: £1,000

Subject: Literature

Published Date: c. 1840

Stock Number: 62649

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