William Blake (to Frederick Shields, on his sketch of Blake's work-room and
death-room, 3, Fountain Court, Strand.)
DGR
Production Description
Document Title: William Blake
(to Frederick Shields, on his sketch of Blake's
unaltered work-room
and death-room, 3, Fountain Court,
Strand.)
Author: DGR
Date of composition: 1880 July 13
Type of Manuscript: fair copy
Collation: 1 page
Note: The sonnet is enclosed in a letter from DGR to his mother dated 13
July 1880.
Scribe: DGR
Provenance
Current Location: University of British Columbia library
Electronic Archive Edition: 1
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Scholarly Commentary
Introduction
The letter containing the sonnet has no bearing on the latter, which is introduced by DGR with the words: “As you have developed the sonnet taste, I'll copy one on Blake on the other side.”