Transcription Tuesday XVIII: Lines on Mrs Fawkes
Posted on September 28, 2021
Ariana Malthaner This week’s transcription is from the autograph book of Jennie Dyke who, at this point, had become Jennie Fawkes. This is one of the most faded of the […]
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Transcription Tuesday XVII: Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage – I see before me the gladiator lie
Posted on September 21, 2021
Ariana Malthaner Isabella’s next two stanzas from Byron’s Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage concern a Gothic Gladiator and his battle at the coliseum. The only particular thing of note is that in […]
Transcription Tuesday XVI: To thee gentle creature
Posted on September 14, 2021
Ariana Malthaner This week’s original poem comes from the autograph book of Eliza McDonald and appears to be rather romantic in nature. The initials of the author, much like significant […]
Transcription Tuesday XV: Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage – Pride of Rome
Posted on September 7, 2021
Ariana Malthaner Continuing with Isabella’s interest in Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage, we have another two stanzas from Canto IV, these two discussing the destruction of Rome and its notable buildings: the […]
Transcription Tuesday XIV: A placid lake, my gentle girl
Posted on August 31, 2021
Ariana Malthaner The original poem this week was written for Jennie (sometimes, as here, Jeannie) Dyke. Unlike the other autograph books which are primarily filled with momentos and sentimental messages, […]
Transcription Tuesday XIII: Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage – There is pleasure in the pathless woods
Posted on August 24, 2021
Ariana Malthaner Lord Byron’s Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage is a four part poem detailing the adventures of Harold throughout Europe. Isabella Woods appears to have had a particular affinity for this […]
Transcription Tuesday XII: Steal a moment’s thought for me
Posted on August 17, 2021
Ariana Malthaner This week’s transcription is another lovely original poem dedicated to Isabella, this from an MLM. This particular poem requests that whenever Isabella reread it, that she be reminded […]
Transcription Tuesday XI: The Shipwreck
Posted on August 10, 2021
Ariana Malthaner There is no other poet loved as dearly by Isabella as Byron. She has dedicated numerous pages to his poetry, most of which are faithful representations of the […]
Transcription Tuesday X: Happiness
Posted on August 3, 2021
Ariana Malthaner Although we will be continuing with the copied poems from Isabella Woods’ autograph book, this week we will be looking at an original piece from the autograph book […]