| RefNo | HSF/1/2/91 |
| Previous numbers | 600/31/20 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy fragment by [Sir John Frederick William Herschel] |
| Creator | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer and mathematician |
| Date | n.d. [1866] |
| Description | Brief note incorporated into Herschel's letter to Matthew Arnold of 3 February 1866 [HSF/1/2/6].
'To reply to this [scored through].
Tennyson's "breaks open to the highest" is fine. But the expression is so obviously drawn from the Song of the Angels in their appearance to the Shepherds that it seems out of place in a pagan poem.' |
| Extent | 1p. |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |