Mourn, Ammonites, mourn for his sorrowful fate

Item Information

Title:
Mourn, Ammonites, mourn for his sorrowful fate
Title (alt.):
Edward Hitchcock transcription of Elegy intended for Professor Buckland
Description:
A transcription by Edward Hitchcock of an elegy written by Archbishop Richard Whately for the geologist Professor William Buckland while Buckland was on a trip to continental Europe. Buckland did not actually die until 1856.
Author:
Whately, Richard, 1787-1863
Transcriber:
Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864
Date:
[December 1, 1820]
Format:
Manuscripts
Genre:
Elegies
Location:
Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Box 22 Folder 29 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers
Subjects:
Hitchcock, Edward--1793-1864--Archives
Buckland, William--1784-1856--Death and burial
Buckland, William--1784-1856--Humor
Extent:
1 item (1 page)
Link to Item:
http://acdc.amherst.edu/view/asc:81644
Terms of Use:
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Language:
English
Notes:
Alternative title based in part on title provided in correspondence from William Buckland to friends.
Notes (date):
The date provided is the date Whately assigned to the poem. Hitchcock's transcription is undated.
This date is inferred.