Sotheby's musings
Creator
Identifier
Special Collections: de Beer Ec/1794/S
Publisher
London : printed by J. Smeeton, for R. Blamire
Description
Sotheby's youthful poems eagerly evoke the picturesque, and the engravings added to this second edition only heighten that sensibility. An evocation such as 'Hail, solemn wreck!' (10) does not connote praise, and the beauty of the moonlit ruin proves a refreshing tonic only to the traveller who can leave behind the dilapidation evident by daylight:
the musing mind
Oft 'mid the pensive pleasures that attend
The close of day, with many a mournful thought
Opprest, sad dwells on life's swift passing scene,
And dreams of bliss delusive. . . . (11-12)
the musing mind
Oft 'mid the pensive pleasures that attend
The close of day, with many a mournful thought
Opprest, sad dwells on life's swift passing scene,
And dreams of bliss delusive. . . . (11-12)
Contributor
Smith, John, 1749-1831
Smeeton, Joseph, -1809
Spatial Coverage
Source
A tour through parts of Wales, Sonnets, odes, and other poems. With engravings from drawings taken on the spot, by J. Smith. By W. Sotheby, Esq.
Date Accepted
1794
Is Part Of
De Beer Collection copy bound with: The hermit of Warkworth. 1806.
Files
Collection
Citation
Sotheby, William, 1757-1833, “Sotheby's musings,” ourheritage.ac.nz | OUR Heritage, accessed April 27, 2024, https://otago.ourheritage.ac.nz/items/show/7588.