Letter to William Michael Rossetti, 18 October 1849
DGR
Production Description
Document Title: Letter to William Michael Rossetti, 18 October 1849
Author: DGR
Date of composition: 1849 October 18
Type of Manuscript: letter
Collation: 4 large leaves
Note: The verse is written in two columns, the prose is margin to
margin.
Scribe: DGR
Provenance
Current Location: University of British Columbia library
Electronic Archive Edition: 1
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Scholarly Commentary
Introduction
The first part of the letter is devoted to copying the texts of the poems, the second part to the ordinary prose part of the letter. The following poems are included as part of this letter: âLast Visit to the Louvreâ; âFor Ruggiero and Angelica, by Ingresâ; and âLast Sonnets at Parisâ, âFrom Paris to Brusselsâ, âOn the Roadâ, âL'Envoi: Brussels, Hotel du Midiâ, âOn the Road to Waterloo: 17 Octoberâ, âA Half-Way Pauseâ, âOn the Field of Waterlooâ, and âReturning to Brusselsâ.