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In moody sadness on the giddy brink I view him more with envy than with fear

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LIBRARY DIVISION
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle

  • Alphabet discs
  • The spot where the body of Shelley was burned
  • Sketchbook containing views recording a tour in Switzerland and France
  • Anne Wagner album
  • Lord Byron, as he appeared after his daily ride at Pisa & Genoa
  • Julia Conyers album
  • Watercolor portrait of Lord Byron
  • The great aerial navigator, or atmospheric machine!
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  • Lives of the necromancers (with tipped in autograph letter signed to Thomas Northmore, 3 January [1803])
  • Percy Bysshe Shelley, poet
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  • Lady Anne Hamilton commonplace book of poetry
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Elegiac sonnets, and other poems

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In moody sadness on the giddy brink I view him more with envy than with fear

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Title
In moody sadness on the giddy brink I view him more with envy than with fear
Names
Smith, Charlotte, 1749-1806 (Author)
Noble, R. (Printer)
Cadell & Davies (Publisher)
Corbould, Richard, 1757-1831 (Artist)
Heath, James, 1757-1834 (Engraver)
Collection

Elegiac sonnets, and other poems

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1800
Place: London
Publisher: Cadell & Davies
Date Issued: 1797-05-15
Library locations
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle
Shelf locator: Pforz (Smith, C./Elegiac) 1800
Topics
English poetry
Elegiac poetry
Cliffs
Mentally ill persons
Sadness
Genres
Poetry
Prints
Notes
Content: Illustrates Sonnet LXX, "On being cautioned against walking on an headland overlooking the sea, because it was frequented by a lunatic."
Type of Resource
Still image
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 37172408
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13152988
RLIN/OCLC: nyp3131328
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 94c32500-003e-0130-cbf3-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1749: Creator Born
  • 1797: Issued
  • 1806: Creator Died
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "In moody sadness on the giddy brink I view him more with envy than with fear" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1800 - 1797-05-15. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-d59e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "In moody sadness on the giddy brink I view him more with envy than with fear" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-d59e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. (1800 - 1797-05-15). In moody sadness on the giddy brink I view him more with envy than with fear Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-d59e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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In moody sadness on the giddy brink I view him more with envy than with fear