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Sidney Brooks essay on Homeridae and Rhapsodists

Brooks, Sidney, 1813-1887

Sidney Brooks essay regarding Homeridae and Rhapsodists, including mentions of Homer, the Iliad, and the Odyssey. This essay is presumed to be related to Brooks' studies in classics at Phillips Academy or Amherst College.

Sidney Brooks essay on Homeridae and Rhapsodists
Sidney Brooks translation of the Odyssey, Book 1, Line 180

Brooks, Sidney, 1813-1887

Sidney Brooks original translation of the Odyssey, Book 1, Line 180. This document is presumed to be related to Brooks' studies in classics at Phillips Academy or Amherst College.

Sidney Brooks translation of the Odyssey, Book 1, Line 180
Collegiate Institution faculty resolution regarding the senior class examinations, 1824 May 10

Humphrey, Heman, 1779-1861

A document stating that at a meeting of the faculty of the Collegiate Institution on May 10, 1824 it was voted that the late examination of the senior class "has given good satisfaction" and that this result should be communicated to the class by the president of the Institution. The document is signed by Heman Humphrey by order of the faculty. A note on the back of the document states "Result of the May examination 1824."

Collegiate Institution faculty resolution regarding the senior class examinations, 1824 May 10
William Wordsworth, head and shoulders portrait, facing left

Hancock, Robert, 1730-1817

A print of a chalk drawing of William Wordsworth by Robert Hancock. The original drawing was done in 1798 and used black, red, and brown chalk. This reproduction is in black and white. "Wordsworth" is faintly written in the lower left corner, and something illegible is written in the lower-right corner.

William Wordsworth, head and shoulders portrait, facing left
William Wordsworth, portrait, seated

Maclise, Daniel, 1806-1870

A print of a pen-and-ink drawing of William Wordsworth by "Alfred Croquis," pseudonym of the artist Daniel Maclise. A fascimile of Wordsworth's signature is included on the portrait, and "Author of 'The Excursion'" is printed beneath the signature, followed by publication information.

William Wordsworth, portrait, seated
William Wordsworth, portrait, seated

Maclise, Daniel, 1806-1870

A mounted print of a pen-and-ink drawing of William Wordsworth by "Alfred Croquis," pseudonym of the artist Daniel Maclise. A fascimile of Wordsworth's signature is included on the portrait, and "Author of 'The Excursion'" is printed beneath the signature. Publication information is not included on this version of the portrait, though it was published by James Fraser of 215 Regent Street, London.

William Wordsworth, portrait, seated
William Wordsworth, Esqr.

Carruthers, Richard, 1792-1876

A print of a drawing of William Wordsworth by Richard Carruthers and engraved by Henry Meyer. In the image, Wordsworth sits with his left hand in his waistcoat, leaning with his right elbow upon a rock. Trees and mountains are visible in the background. The sheet upon which the portrait has been laid includes a note extracted from a text referring to Wordsworth's letter to R. P. Gillies beneath the portrait.

William Wordsworth, Esqr.
The little city democrat & trapper, 1895 December 26

An unfinished Christmas issue of a periodical featuring stories from the Nelson brothers' imaginary world and published by the Little Pub. Co., one of their fictitious enterprises. The first story is an unfinished piece about the religious tensions with the Catholic people. The second story is about a skating competition between Long Continent, Big Continent and Round Continent. Presented in a two-column format, the periodical has empty columns that have not been filled in.

The little city democrat & trapper, 1895 December 26
William Wordsworth, profile, facing left

Armytage, James Charles, -1897

A mounted portrait of William Wordsworth showing the profile of his head and neck facing left. The original painting was done by Margaret Gillies in 1841 and the stipple engraving was done by J. C. Armytage. Gillies' name is inscribed below the portrait to the left, and Armytage's name is inscribed below the portrait to the right. A fascimile of Wordsworth's signature is also included on the print. Gillies believed her original of this portrait was the best of the three portraits she had done of William Wordsworth.

William Wordsworth, profile, facing left
Jeffery Amherst letter to Charles Jenkinson, 1763 October 13

Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797

Letter from Jeffery Amherst to Charles Jenkinson, First Secretary to the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, from New York, dated October 13, 1763. Amherst refers to his previous letter, sent to Jenkinson August 13, 1763. Amherst is informing Jenkinson of the supplies purchased for the regiments in Florida and Louisiana, as promised in his previous letter.

Jeffery Amherst letter to Charles Jenkinson, 1763 October 13
Emily Dickinson letter to Mrs. Richard Mather

Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886

Emily Dickinson letter to Mrs. Richard Mather