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

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle

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Percy Bysshe Shelley manuscript material

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Series I. Writings

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Poetry

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Title
Holograph poems, "The Sunset" and "On a faded violet"
Names
Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822 (Author)
Collection

Percy Bysshe Shelley manuscript material

Series I. Writings

Poetry

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1820-09-20 - 1820-10 (Inferred)
Library locations
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)
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17040453
MSS Unit ID: 19614
Archives EAD ID: 1746897
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 2108ffc0-4619-0134-2998-00505686d14e
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1792: Creator Born
  • 1820: Created (Approximate)
  • 1822: Creator Died
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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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 - 1820. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c5ab183d-6ce1-3978-e040-e00a18061add

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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 April 27, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c5ab183d-6ce1-3978-e040-e00a18061add

APA Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. (1820 - 1820). Holograph poems, "The Sunset" and "On a faded violet" Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c5ab183d-6ce1-3978-e040-e00a18061add

Wikipedia Citation

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