Janus: William Smyth: Horae Lyricae

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William Smyth: Horae Lyricae

Title	William Smyth: Horae Lyricae
Reference	GBR/0012/MS Add.4455
Creator	Smyth, William, 1765-1849
Covering Dates	1786–1830
Extent and Medium	1 volume
Repository	Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives

Content and context

William Smyth (1765-1849) was born in Liverpool, the son of a banker. He attended Eton, before entering Peterhouse, Cambridge, in 1783 (B.A., 1787; M.A., 1790), where he became a fellow in 1787. He was tutor to Richard Brinsley Sheridan's son Thomas, before becoming a tutor at Peterhouse in 1806. In 1807 he was made regius professor of modern history at Cambridge. His lectures on modern history and on the French revolution were published in 1840. Smyth also gave concerts and wrote poetry. He died at Norwich on 24 June 1849.

Drafts of various poems and songs.

Purchased 1908.

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In English and Latin

Please cite as Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives, William Smyth: Horae Lyricae, MS Add.4455

Index Terms

Poetry

Vocal Music

Smyth, William (1765-1849) historian

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