COMMONPLACE BOOK OF PATRICK TAYLOR, 1830

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1830

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Patrick Taylor's Commonplace Book. Marbled covers with tan spine and corners. The entries start on Dec. 31st 1848, with writings on various religious subjects. Some early pages have been cut out; other partial excisions, deletions and glued pages occur throughout the volume.

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cwa-org-51-B1991.1186

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Books

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People

Social History

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Written on the cover after title '-1876- I Leave This as a Keepsake to my daughter Fanny Jane Taylor - P. Taylor-' Inside cover is written 'Presented to Albany Historical Society by Mr Pollitt a descendant of Patrick Taylor June 1966'

Entry on p27 in Patrick’s Common Place Book dated 15 December 1849

How softly dawns the waking morn
While gentle zephfrs breathe around,
But nought can soothe the heart forlorn;
Or wake thee from thy sleep profound.

This is thy natal day, my child;
But thou dost slumber in thy tomb.
The couch is in a dreary wild;
And curtained with death’s deepest gloom.

Thy father’s tears, sweet sleeper, flow;
But tears can’t melt death’s icy chain;
Nor make thee feel the vital glow,
And call thee to this world again.

No, thou shall not return to me.
But soon, sweet one, I’ll come to thee –
thou shall not sleep alone.

Born on 15 December 1844 at Albany
Fifth child of Patrick and Mary Taylor
Died 15 April 1847 aged 28 months

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Year

1830

Albany Historical Society Inc

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