Powell, Thomas. Autograph poems and watercolors by Thomas Powell

Folger bibliographic ID: 229255
Folger call number: Y.d.881 (1-4)
Folger holdings ID: 261500
Accession Number: cs664

(1), a poem entitled The oak, an ode to Shakespeare, has the first line Oak! thou proud Pharos of a thousand years and includes a watercolor of an oak. (2) is a painting, possibly depicting Shakespeare invoking his characters. (3) a "Motto for Darwin's Loves of the plants" is written on the back of a fragment of an invitation and has the first line The chastest Virgins erst they shone. (4) is a bifolium to which two leaves have been attached: a watercolor of Miss Elisa Smart and a poem entitled The hot days in August 1780 with the first line O tis a fiery sky - tis all a blaze

Extended title: Autograph poems and watercolors by Thomas Powell 1780-1816
Alternate titles: The chastest Virgins erst they shone, O tis a fiery sky - tis all a blaze, Oak! thou proud Pharos of a thousand years, Chastest Virgins erst they shone

Smart, Elisa, Miss, active 18th-19th century

author: Powell, Thomas, active 1780-1816
depiction: Smart, Elisa, Miss, active 18th-19th century