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Cunningham, Allan, 1784-1842 (Scottish writer and poet)

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Dates

  • Existence: 1784 - 1842

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Autograph poem signed, by Allan Cunningham, c 1825

 Item — Box CLX-A-371
Identifier: Coll-1848/18-0130
Scope and Contents

Autograph poem signed, titled 'Mariners Song', three verses of 8 lines each, starting "A wet sheet and a flowing sea / A wind that follows fast / And fills the white and rustling sail / And bends the gallant mast / And bends the gallant mast my boys / While like the eagle free / Away the good ship flies and leaves / Old England on the sea ... ", addressed on the verso to Miss Henney, 1 side 4to., no place, no date (c. 1825).

Dates: c 1825
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Smaller acquisitions collection

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