Manuscripts written by Browning

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1. [Account of her first meeting with William Wordsworth, the first line "It was Wordsworth's own voice with his own soul in it"]. Holograph
2. Alfieri, pseud. "To the author of 'The essay on mind.'" Manuscript poem in the hand of E.B. Browning's mother, Mary Graham-Clarke Moulton-Barrett
3. Alphabetic address. Holograph letter to Edward Barrett Moulton-Barrett, her brother.
4. Autograph of Julius Caesar. Holograph inscription on envelope with pencilled "autographs" inside
5. Brown rosary, The. Holograph.
6. Coffee for three persons. Holograph recipe
7. Corrections and additions to the "Brief remarks on Hebrews ch. 1, v. 8" in the Com. On the first chap. of Hebrews. Holograph
8. Dialogue entre le roi d'Espagne et l'armee. Holograph. Mutilated
9. [Epistle to a canary]. Holograph
10. Epitaph on a female pastry cook. Copy in E. B. Browning's hand of an anonymous poem published in The Oxford sausage, London, 1764.
11. Esops [sic] Fables. Two holograph fables with five quotations from Greek writers and three French exercises in the form of letters to Homer, Socrates and Pindar.
12. "Fiesche's fate to Frenchmen seems the goal of bliss to touch". 2 lines of holograph
13. First Greek ode, May 4th, 1819. To Summer. Holograph poem in Greek
14. For Sale. Holograph poem
15. Four poems, entitled "Introduction," "To the Prince of Wales," To the king of Prussia," and "To the Duchess of Orleans." Holograph
16. Fragment -- Imitation of Sterne. Holograph
17. [French play]. Holograph fragment
18. "From the blest sea with a majestic pull..." Holograph poem, satire on Napolean. Mutilated
19. "From the ... heavens Aurora bends her flight." Holograph poem
20. Horace's "Ars poetica." Incomplete holograph
21. Horse and a stag, A. Holograph fable. Mutilated
22. "How softly sweet the bubbles break." Holograph poem
23. "I walked away but rather slowly." Holograph poem
24. Illustrative of the frontispiece to Finden's tableaux representing a sleeping child surrounded by visions. Two holograph poems copied in the hand of her sister, Arabella Barrett
25. Isobel's child. Holograph
26. "It must be with hope of being pardoned by those who deign to listen..." Holograph essay on Greece
27. "Little waves murmured as they kissed the pebbles", The. Holograph, sent to her mother, Mary Graham-Clarke Moulton-Barrett
28. Miscellaneous ms. material, including pencil drawings
29. Moulton, Elizabeth (Barrett) and Edward Barrett Moulton-Barrett. Collection of six poems, one dated Oct. 1801; includes one poem in an unidentified hand.
30. Moulton, Elizabeth (Barrett). "Papa when on board the ship Elizabeth sailing for England..." Holograph account to accompany her father Edward Barrett Moulton-Barrett's glove, given to E.B.B. by her grandmother.
31. Night-watch by the sea, A. Holograph
32. Notes on persons who have given their lives to save others, Holograph.
33. Notes. Holograph.
34. "Number of lines which I can repeat." [Statement of the number of lines from Greek authors which she could repeat from memory]. Holograph
35. "O best of painters, thy best grace." Holograph poem
36. "Ode to my beloved Henrietta on her birthday." "March the fourth 1820, Baker Street 62." Birthday ode for Henrietta Barrett Moulton-Barrett, her sister.
37. "Ode to my dearest Alfred on his birthday. Hope End, May 20th, 1821." Birthday ode for Alfred Price Barrett Moulton-Barrett, her brother.
38. "Oh! Why so sad when all around is mirth?" Ms. in E. B. Browning's hand (?) of a dramatic poem
39. On a rose being pulled on a dewy morning, June 19th. To Mama. Two holograph poems
40. On having seen Keen in Othello -- written at the request of A. A. Surtees. Holograph poem
41. On poverty. Holograph poem
42. On the death of the Princess Charlotte. Holograph poem
43. On the death of the Princess Charlotte. Holograph poem, incomplete
44. On the moon. Holograph poem
45. "One lamp and one only illumined the last the dreadful moments of the dying Eustathius." Holograph
46. Pan is dead. Manuscript poem in the hand of Arabella Barrett Moulton-Barrett.
47. Pestilence, The. Holograph poem
48. "Poems by Elizabeth B. Barrett." Ms. copies made by her mother, Mary Graham-Clarke Moutlon-Barrett in her common-place book. Includes poems by E. B. B.'s brother, Edward Barrett Moulton-Barrett and original pencil sketches made by her mother.
49. "Progress of literature and the arts...", The. Holograph essay
50. Robber, The. Holograph story
51. Sabbath on the sea, A. Manuscript poem in the hand of Arabella Barrett Moulton-Barrett (?). Half-title in the hand of Elizabeth Barrett Browning
52. Scraps of poetry. Manuscript poems in the hand of her mother, Mary Graham-Clarke Moulton-Barrett
53. Scraps. 18 holograph fragments, notes and essays and a copy of verses in George Goodin Barrett Moulton-Barrett's hand. Remainder of 22 scraps indicated, have been removed and listed separately
54. Sea mew, The. Holograph
55. Sebastian or Virtue rewarded. Holograph. Story written as children and dedicated to their mother, Mary Graham-Clarke Moulton-Barrett
56. Sketch, The. Holograph poem. About Arabella Barrett Moulton-Barrett, her sister.
57. "Sometimes not always a feeling comes o'er me". Holograph poem
58. Song, A. Holograph poem.
59. Song. Holograph poem. Expanded into her poem, A woman's shortcomings
60. Sonnet on Mr. Haydon's picture of Mr. Wordsworth. Holograph poem
61. Tale of Villafranca, A. Holograph
62. Tale of Villafranca. Seventh stanza. Holograph
63. "...Them and saw that they were in the midst of a great wood..." Holograph fragment of story
64. To a friend. Holograph poem
65. To baby. Holograph poem
66. "To dearest baby on her birthday [July 4, 1817]". Birthday ode for Arabella Barrett Moulton-Barrett, her sister
67. "To dearest Charles John on his birthday, Hope End, Dec. 28, 1817" Birthday ode, mutilated, for Charles John Moulton-Barrett, her brother
68. "To dearest Henrietta on her birthday. Hope End, March 4th, 1816." Birthday ode for Henrietta Barrett Moulton-Barrett, her sister
69. "To dearest Storm on his birthday. Hope End, Dec. 28, 1816." Birthday ode for Charles John Barrett Moulton-Barrett, her brother.
70. "To my beloved Sam on his birthday with apologies for haste. Hope End. January 13th, 1820." Birthday ode for Samuel Barrett Moulton-Barrett, her brother
71. "To my dearest Henrietta on her birthday. Hope End, March 4, 1817" Birthday ode for Henrietta Barrett Moulton-Barrett, her sister.
72. "To my dearest Mama on her birthday. Hope End, May 1st, 1817." Birthday ode for Mary Graham-Clarke Moulton-Barrett, her mother.
73. "To my dearest Mama on her birthday May 1st, 1818." Birthday ode, mutilated, for Mary Graham-Clarke Moulton-Barrett, her mother.
74. "To my dearest Papa on his birthday. May 28th 1824." Birthday ode for Edward Barrett Moulton-Barrett, her father.
75. "To my sweetest Pudding on his birthday. July 14th 1818. Hope End." Birthday ode for George Goodin Barrett Moulton-Barrett, her brother.
76. "To our beloved Storm on his birthday Dec. 28, 1818. Hope End." Birthday ode for Charles John Barrett Moulton-Barrett, her brother
77. "To our dear Sam on his birthday. Jan 13th, 1819. Hope End." Birthday ode for Samuel Barrett Moulton-Barrett, her brother.
78. "To our dearest pet Henrietta on her birthday so welcome to us. March 4th 1818." Birthday ode for Henrietta Barrett Moulton-Barrett, her sister
79. To pity. Holograph poem
80. "To the printer". Holograph page of directions possibly referring to her articles The Greek Christian poets and the series of English poets as published in The Athenaeum, 1842
81. To Uvedale Price, esq., on his birthday. Holograph
82. Two incomplete holograph drafts for a scene of a play
83. Unidentified manuscripts. "Lullaby dedicated to Mrs. [Mary Graham-Clarke Moulton-]Barrett." Ms. music score. For E. B. Browning's mother
84. Unidentified manuscripts. "My first is the abode of birds." Ms. poem. Sent to E. B. Browning's mother, Mary Graham-Clarke Moulton-Barret
85. "'Vain pomp and glory of the world I hate ye.' Shakespeare." Holograph story. Dated 1818 on verso of past [?sic] blank page
86. Verse on a clock by Miss Barrett when not nine years old [in her brother's hand]
87. Way to humble pride, The. Holograph story written as a child and dedicated to her mother, Mary Graham-Clarke Moulton-Barrett.
88. "What tho' the social will be denied." Holograph poem
89. "Where can happiness be found." Holograph essay, with terminal ANS to her mother, Mary Graham-Clarke Moulton-Barrett, dated by the latter.
90. "Years they come and go", The. 8 line translation, for Mrs. Eckley, of a poem by Heine; written on the back of a letter from Elizabeth Eastlake.
91. "Youthful minstrels of the sky." Holograph poem