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Credit: Sales catalogue 522: Maggs Bros. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![666 BLACK (WILLIAM, 1841-1898). Novelist. AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED. 2 pp., 8vo. Brighton, 29th November, N.Y. £1 10s a As regards my writings, you will find references to them in the Revue des] Deux Mondes for October, 1877 (‘Un Romancier Ecossais,’’ by Léon Boucher); Mr. Ruskin’s Fors Clavigera for March, 1878; the Edinburgh Review for April, 1876; the Dublin Univ. Mag. for Sept., 1879 (this has also a lot of bio- graphical chat) ; the Fortnightly Review for Jan., 1877; and, most recent, the Fanfulla della Domenica for 17 July, 1881 (‘ Un Romanziere Inglese’). My anony- mous writings are beyond cataloguing, for I was for a good many years assistant editor of the London, Daily News.”’ 667 BLACKWOOD (ADAM, 1539-1613). Scottish writer. Wrote in defence of Mary, Queen of Scots. DOCUMENT SIGNED BY BLACKWOOD AND BY HIS WIFE, FRANCOISE BARON. I page, folio (vellum). Poitiers, 28th May, 1605. £3 10s Declaration of vassalage in respect of the estate of ‘‘ Les Huguel- leries *’ held by Blackwood from Gabriel de Saint Georges, Baron de Conche, etc., “‘ au debvoir d’une paire d’esprons blancz aprétiez a cincq solz deubz,’’ with a full description of the property. “* THE ILLUSTRIOUS SOUL THAT HAS LEFT AMONGST US THE NAME OF BURNS.’ 668 BLOOMFIELD (ROBERT, 1766-1823). Poet. AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED TO LORD BUCHAN. 4 pp., 4to. 19th January, 1802. £10 10s Lord Buchan had invited Bloomfield to be present at a sitting for the painting of his portrait, but, prevented by a headache, Bloomfield wrote this letter, in which he makes a most interesting reference to Burns. a The illustrious soul that has left amongst us. the name of Burns, has often been lower’d down to a comparison with me, but the comparison exists more in circumstances than in essentials. That man stood up with the stamp of superior intellect on his brow, a visible greatness; and great and patriotic subjects would only have call’d into action the powers of his mind, which lay inactive while he play’d caimly and exquisitely the pastoral pipe. The letters to which I have alluded in my preface to the ‘ Rural Tales,’ were friendly warnings, pointed with immediate reference to the fate of that extraordinary man. ‘ Remember Burns,’ has been the watchword of my friends. JI do remember Burns, but I am not Burns! neither have [ his fire to fan nor to quench; nor his passions to controul! Where then is my merit if I make a peaceful voyage on a smooth sea, and with no mutiny on board? To a lady (I have it from herself) who remonstrated with him on his danger from drink, and the persuits of some of his associates, he reply’d, ‘Madam they would not thank me for my company if J did not drink with them, I must give them a slice of my constitution.’ How much to be regretted that he did not give them thinner slices of his constitution that it might have lasted longer.’”’ Etc.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b31664581_0025.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
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