Lot Essay
Cunningham was best known for the above poem which was published as: "A Wet Sheet and a Flowing Sea" in "The Songs of Scotland, Ancient and Modern" (1825).
Details
ALLAN CUNNINGHAM (1784-1842)
An autograph manuscript poem of 3 stanzas, signed, entitled: "Mariners Song," addressed to Miss Hemrey, 28 Lower Belgrave Place, Pimlico [1826] (creased, soiled and holed on folds).
An autograph manuscript poem of 3 stanzas, signed, entitled: "Mariners Song," addressed to Miss Hemrey, 28 Lower Belgrave Place, Pimlico [1826] (creased, soiled and holed on folds).
Literature
Pierpont Morgan Library: British Literary Manuscripts. Series II. From 1800 to 1914, p. 274.