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Specimens of the German lyric poets : consisting of translations in verse / from the works of Bürger, Goethe, Klopstock, Schiller, &c ; interspersed with biographical notices, and engravings on wood by the first artists.

Athenaeum of Philadelphia - British Imprints 1823 Specime
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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Beresford, Benjamin, tr.
Mellish, Joseph, 1768-1823, tr.
British Imprints Collection (Athenaeum of Philadelphia)
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
German poetry--Translations into English.
German poetry.
English poetry.
Physical Description:
ii, iii, 152 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Edition:
2d ed.
Place of Publication:
London : Boosey and sons ; Rodwell and Martin, 1823.
Notes:
"The chief portion of the following translations was published at Berlin, about twenty years ago, in a musical work ... The words ... were from the pen of an English gentleman of the name of Beresford ... A few more poems, translated from the same language, by Mr. Mellish ... have ... been added."--Advertisement, p. ii.
Local Notes:
Athenaeum copy: Gift: Koblenzer.
OCLC:
5226881

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