Lillian /
Cuttings pasted into blank note book from the New York mirror [date not identified], plus a handwritten introduction dated "July 10th 1836" and signed "C.L.W." followed by 8 ms. notes on the poem.
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| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | Cuttings pasted into blank note book from the New York mirror [date not identified], plus a handwritten introduction dated "July 10th 1836" and signed "C.L.W." followed by 8 ms. notes on the poem. |
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| Item Description: | "Written in 1822. Taken from the "New York mirror"; for which paper it been furnished, by an European correspondent". First published work of poet and politician Praed, composed whilst studying at Trinity College, Cambridge. As explanation of the circumstances under which the poem came into being, Praed notes in his prefatory advertisement: 'At a small party at Cambridge some malicious Belles endeavoured to confound their sonnetteering friends, by setting unintelligible and inexplicable subjects for the exercise of their poetical talents. Among many others the Thesis was given out which is the motto of Lillian - "A Dragon's tail is flayed to warm A Headless Maiden's heart," and the following poem was an attempt to explain the riddle.' |
| Physical Description: | 1 volume (unpaged) ; 26 cm |