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Colin Robertson Larkins Poetry Book

出版	1842
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註釋This green, leather-bound volume with gilt edges contains sixty-seven numbered poems written by Larkins. The volume was presented to his future wife Mary Forsyth in 1839. A dedication/presentation page, a poem entitled To Mary, and a table of contents are on the first few pages. The Lord's prayer is the first work in the volume. The poems in the volume span the years from 1830 to 1842. Poems prior to 1839 are presumably copied from earlier journals and papers written by Larkins. In early poems dated 1830 to 1834 Larkins indicated where and when the work was written such as, Charterhouse School, London, and Addiscombe. Examples include The North American Indians and The Finsbury observatory! a parody. Poems dated during the year of 1835 were written when Larkins was at sea. These poems include My home, The sea in calm, and The comet. The comet dated November 1835 recorded Larkins' observations of Halley's Comet. One lengthy work in the volume entitled The spirit's jubilee was inspired by witnessing a storm in 1839 while at sea. Other works consist of sailor's songs, poems of England and India, persons, and family members including his sister Anne. There are also item entitled Fragments. The last entry in the volume, dated December 15, 1842, is an epitaph for the Larkins' son Pascal William. An armorial bookplate is pasted on the inside front cover. The leaves in the second half of the volume are blank.