[John Stafford Smith commonplace book]
Contributors: Smith, John Stafford, 1750-1836
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
Subjects: Commonplace-books; Early works to 1800
Notes: Anonymous poem, in a later hand, inserted: "A seed of Tallis yet survive / A root of Bird preserved alive /A branch of Morley's genius great / Teeming with Music's stores replete. / Yes, thanks to Heav'n we find in thee / The rip'ning beauties of these three. / Do thou pursue thy ripening genius still / And God himself well pleas'd shall guide thy quiil."