To meet, to know, to love—and then to part,
Is the sad tale of many a human heart.
For the 'Couplet', vide ante, p. [410], 'To Two Sisters', ll. 1, 2. Dr. A. was probably John Anster, LL.D., the translator of Goethe's Faust.
The Dramatic Works consist of 'The Piccolomini' and 'The Death of Wallenstein'.
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The Poetical And Dramatic Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, with a Life of the Author. London: Thos. Allman 42 Holborn Hill 1837.
[16mo, pp. viii + 392.
Note.—The 'Life of the Author' does not form part of this edition. The Contents are identical with those of No. XXVII. The frontispiece depicts the 'Ancient Mariner' and the 'Wedding Guest'. The title-page, 'Drawn and Engraved by J. Romney,' is embellished with a curious vignette depicting a man in a night-cap lying in bed. A wife, or daughter, is in attendance. The vignette was probably designed to illustrate some other work.
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The Poetical Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge with Life of the Author. London: Charles Daly, 14, Leicester Street, Leicester Square, n. d.
[16mo, pp. xxxii + [35]-384.