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
- Creation: c 1825
Creator
- Cunningham, Allan, 1784-1842 (Scottish writer and poet) (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open.
Full Extent
1 leaf
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased in May 2018. Accession no SC-Acc-2018-0130.
Physical Description
Tears on folds professionally repaired, tear at seal not affecting the text
Processing Information
Catalogued by Aline Brodin in August 218.
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk