MS#199: Letter fragment by Swinburne., 01/01/1863-12/31/1864

File — Box: 1, Folder: 29

Identifier: GAMMS470.1.29

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

Contains all material by and pertaining to Algernon Charles Swinburne. Corresponding curatorial files maintained by John Mayfield for most items are cited. Access to these files are by permission from the Manuscripts Librarian.

Dates

01/01/1863-12/31/1864

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

From the Collection: 20 Cubic Feet (40 document cases)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Container Summary

Manuscript #199: ALS (undated fragment, 2 pages) by Algernon Charles Swinburne to unidentified: "...doctors, who considering me rather pulled down & seedy in general (as indeed you must have seen at Oxford before we left) packe me off to the country & I indulged at East Dene in rhymes, Bocaccio, Chaurcer, & general stagnation...Seabathing all through July left me rather Herculean than otherwise..." Reference to Edward Burne Jones and to William Morris ("Topsy"). Verso page includes fragment of a poem prefaced with the comment: "And now, if you fulfill these directions, consider the following as a sugarplum after physic. I shall not send anyone else such trash to serve as fodder & I confide in you not to shew anyone the full extent of my weakness. Accept it as a rply to your first epistle. I spent a quarter of an hour (timed by watch) upon it this morning..." See also curatorial file and index card #199.