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Autograph letter unsigned to Thomas Jefferson Hogg, [8 May 1811]: with holograph poem, "Why is it said thou canst but live"

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle

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COLLECTION
Percy Bysshe Shelley manuscript material

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SUB-COLLECTION
Series II. Correspondence

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To Thomas Jefferson Hogg, lawyer and writer:

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Title
Autograph letter unsigned to Thomas Jefferson Hogg, [8 May 1811]: with holograph poem, "Why is it said thou canst but live"
Additional title: Autograph letter unsigned
Names
Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822 (Author)
Hogg, Thomas Jefferson, 1792-1862 (Addressee)
Collection

Percy Bysshe Shelley manuscript material

Series II. Correspondence

To Thomas Jefferson Hogg, lawyer and writer:

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1811-05-08 (Inferred)
Library locations
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle
Shelf locator: Pforz MS (PBS 0140)
Genres
Correspondence
Poetry
Notes
Citation/reference: Shelley and his Circle, SC 157: volume II, page 775; Jones 67: volume I, page 78
Funding: Digitized through a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.
Content: [From 23 Chapel Street, London]; begins, "I found this moment all your lettres they were in G. Portland St . . . ." Includes the poem, "Why is it said thou canst but live."
Physical Description
Extent: 5 pages (1 double sheet, 1 single sheet)
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17040453
MSS Unit ID: 19614
Archives EAD ID: 1747056
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 8017b300-4619-0134-c4d8-00505686d14e
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1792: Creator Born
  • 1811: Created
  • 1822: Creator Died
  • 2025: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "Autograph letter unsigned to Thomas Jefferson Hogg, [8 May 1811]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1811. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/aa2a88a3-ae45-172a-e040-e00a18061a2b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "Autograph letter unsigned to Thomas Jefferson Hogg, [8 May 1811]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 25, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/aa2a88a3-ae45-172a-e040-e00a18061a2b

APA Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. (1811). Autograph letter unsigned to Thomas Jefferson Hogg, [8 May 1811] Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/aa2a88a3-ae45-172a-e040-e00a18061a2b

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Autograph letter unsigned to Thomas Jefferson Hogg, [8 May 1811]