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"[Imitated] From Propertius. Lib: 2: Eleg: 1."

    • Archive Work ID: poems.imp2
    • Uniform Title: "[Imitated] From Propertius. Lib: 2: Eleg: 1." [e-text]
    • First Line: You ask why thus my loves I still rehearse,
    • Language: English
    • First Published: 1814
    • References: Starr/Hendrickson (eds.), Complete Poems (1966), 64-67; Lonsdale (ed.), Poems (1969), 44-47
    • Summary: Probably written in April of 1742 and sent in a letter to Richard West, [23 April 1742]. First published, except ll. 1-30, in Mathias (ed.), Works (1814), vol. II, 87-89, published in full in Gosse (ed.), Works (1884), vol. i, 153.

    3 Manuscripts:

      • Archive MS ID: mss.0077 (Source: EAD/XML)
      • Title: "Lib: 2: Eleg: 1: To Mecaenas"
      • Date: [23 April 1742]
      • Physical Description: [?] pages; autograph fair copy
      • Language: English
      • Location: Henry W. And Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, New York Public Library, New York, NY, USA <https://www.nypl.org/about/divisions/berg-collection-english-and-american-literature>
      • References: Smith (ed.), Index (1989), item GrT 63, 85; Toynbee/Whibley (eds.), Correspondence (1971), letter no. 105, vol. i, 196-199 (subscription required); Munby (ed.), Sale Catalogues (1971), Evans sale (27-29 November 1845), lot 613, 10, Sotheby's sale (12 August 1847), lot 87(?), 26, Sotheby's sale (4 August 1854), lot 245, 74
      • Contents: Autograph fair copy, headed "Lib: 2: Eleg: 1: To Mecaenas", sent in a letter to Richard West, [23 April 1742].

      • [MS image]Archive MS ID: mss.0078 (Source: EAD/XML)
      • Title: "From Propertius. Lib: 2: Eleg: 1. To Mecaenas"
      • Date: April 1742
      • Physical Description: 2 pages; autograph fair copy
      • Language: English
      • Location: GBR/1058/GRA/1, Commonplace Book, Vol. I, 254-255, College Library, Pembroke College, Cambridge, Cambridge, UK <http://www.pem.cam.ac.uk/>
      • Alternate Form: Microfilm copy available in Poetic Commonplace Books and Manuscripts of Thomas Gray, 1716-1771, from Pembroke College, Cambridge (1999), reel one
      • References: Smith (ed.), Index (1989), item GrT 64, 85; Poetic C. B., Pembroke College (1999), 24
      • Contents: Autograph fair copy, under the heading "Carmina", here entitled "From Propertius. Lib: 2: Eleg: 1. To Mecaenas", in Gray's Commonplace Book, vol. I, 254-255.
      • Surrogates: Digital facsimile [JPEG] from original MS available online.

      • Archive MS ID: mss.0079 (Source: EAD/XML)
      • Title: "To Mecaenas"
      • Date: [between 1845 and 1856]
      • Physical Description: 2 pages, 180 mm x 115 mm; transcript in the hand of John Mitford, partial [ll. 1-30]
      • Language: English
      • Location: Add. MS 32561, ff. 77-78, Manuscripts Collection, British Library, London, UK <http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/bldept/manuscr/>
      • References: Smith (ed.), Index (1989), item GrT 65, 85
      • Contents: Transcript of ll. 1-30, here entitled "To Mecaenas", in the hand of John Mitford, headed "Propertii Eleg. 1. Lib. 2" and annotated "The first 30 Lines...are here supplied from Grays MS", in John Mitford, Note-Books, vol. III "Mitford. Extracts from Mr Grays Common-place books", ff. 77-78.

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