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Impromptu

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Impromptu

Poet(s)

de Musset, Alfred

Credits

Translator

Hardinge, William Money

Metadata research and editing

DVPP Project Team

Source

The Nineteenth Century 9:51, 831, May 1881.

First line

To scout mere memories, and bid the thought be holden

Print context

Quoted in prose contribution

Original language

French

Document status

Generated: The file was automatically generated from metadata in the project metadata database.

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Notes and attribution research

Poem included in the article French Verse in English (812-37) by William M. Hardinge. (HR)

DVPP id

Numeric id of this poem in the DVPP collection: 7926

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Alison Chapman (ed.) and the DVPP team, “Impromptu,” Digital Victorian Periodical Poetry Project, Edition 0.98.9beta, University of Victoria, 18th March 2024, https://dvpp.uvic.ca/nineteenthcentury/1881/pom_7926_impromptu.html.

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