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Holograph poems, "The Sunset" and "On a faded violet"

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Title

Holograph poems, "The Sunset" and "On a faded violet"

Collection

Percy Bysshe Shelley manuscript material
Series I. Writings
Poetry

Names

Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822 (Author)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1820-09-20 - 1820-10 (Inferred)

Library Location

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle
Shelf locator: Pforz MS (PBS 0292)

Genres

Poetry
Manuscripts

Notes

Citation/Reference: Shelley and his Circle, SC 836: volume X, page 856
Funding: Digitized through a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.
Content: "The Sunset" begins, "There late was One within whose subtle being . . . ."; "On a faded violet" begins, "The odour from the flower is gone . . . ."
Date: Date created: [late September-October 1820]

Physical Description

Extent: 3 1/4 pages (double sheet)

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17040453
Archives ID: 19614
Archives EAD ID: 1746897
Archives Components ID: 1383059
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 2108ffc0-4619-0134-2998-00505686d14e

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "Holograph poems, "The Sunset" and "On a faded violet"" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1820. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2108ffc0-4619-0134-2998-00505686d14e

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. (1820). Holograph poems, "The Sunset" and "On a faded violet" Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2108ffc0-4619-0134-2998-00505686d14e

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "Holograph poems, "The Sunset" and "On a faded violet"" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2108ffc0-4619-0134-2998-00505686d14e

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