Detailed manuscript letter, 1818 from W. Herbert, Temple, Ma...

Hammer

£2,200

Detailed manuscript letter, 1818 from W. Herbert, Temple, May 12th, to W. H. Darby, Addiscombe.  Commences with an account of an unconventional and unsuccessful medical treatment using mercury, then comments on Goldsmith & "do you remember a man at University College called Shelley" who had just sent Herbert "a curious poem of his call`d The Revolt of Islam".  This poem was published in this year, 1818, and the letter goes on to quote from it with extensive comment and criticism, "the poem tedious from its length, but the language and metre, in my judgment, excellent". Concludes with a final long paragraph, "the Quakers of Massachussets suffer`d more for broadbrimm`d hats than ever St Paul did to establish religion" and much more. "P.S. You had better come to town and eat turtle fish which is just coming into season". With a 3pp typsecript transcript.