£80 - £120
Three early 19th century 'Copy of Verses' broadsheets. James Dowing. 'A Copy of Verses, Composed by James Dowing, a Blind Soldier who Lost his Sight in Egypt, and since became a Preacher of the Gospel,' seven four-line stanzas in the right column of a 4to sheet, with 'A Copy Verses, On the Late Glorious Harvest,' to the left column, a poem of six-line stanzas, no imprint, 4to sheet, 285mm x 178mm, dated in contemporary MS 'October 21. 1817'. 'A Copy of Verses, On the Death of a Squire's Son, and a Shepards, Daughter of Salisbury Plain,' large folio sheet, 350mm x 195mm, 28 five-line stanzas, no imprint, but dated by contemporary MS '1817'. 'Copy of Verses, To the Tune of "Go No More to Germany", small slip sheet, 260mm x 85mm, 12 four-line stanza with chorus relating to Cornwall, contemporary MS to verso, circa 1800. (3)
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