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  • Letter from Coventry Patmore to William Allingham, April 17, 1850
    Multi-Page Item | 12 pages | 1850 | William Allingham papers, 1846-1920One letter from British poet Coventry Patmore to William Allingham in which Patmore offers his opinion of a poem Allingham had sent, Patmore explains he wanted to wait till he had read the poem a third time before offering criticisms. Patmore writes that the poem will need a lot of work before it will be a quality suitable for publishing. He wants Allingham to know that this...
  • Letter from Coventry Patmore to William Allingham, September 14, 1849
    Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1849 | William Allingham papers, 1846-1920One letter from British poet Coventry Patmore to William Allingham informing Allingham that he is just back from Boulogne. Patmore writes about fellow poet William Blake'es new work, which Patmore writes was very pleasing to him. Patmore expresses his desire at continuing his correspondence with Allingham, and hopes that the two may become friends. He writes that he is not a...
  • Letter from Coventry Patmore to William Allingham, March 21, 1850
    Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1850 | William Allingham papers, 1846-1920One letter from British poet Coventry Patmore to William Allingham sharing that Allingham's poem has just reached him, and he will read it several more times before offering his decided opinion. Patmore mentions Tennyson, and his opinion of him. Patmore offers Allingham his first impressions of his poem, and writes that it needs a lot of work, and would be interested in seei...
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