Lancashire Lantern: Lancashire Poetry Index

Part of the Lancashire Lantern network, an index to authors, first lines and titles of Lancashire poetry in books held within libraries in Lancashire, including the Lancashire Authors’ Association collection. The index provides details of the book in which a particular poem may be found and also a link through to the library catalogue to give the locations of the required volume.

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ID Number

354

Title

To my first grey hairs

First Line

Blossoms of Death! Why here so soon

Poet

HALL, Spencer T.

Book Title

Biographical sketches of remarkable people, chiefly from personal recollection; with miscellaeous papers and poems

Author of Book

HALL, Spencer T.

Publication Date

1873

Page Number

448-449

Control Number

M0129210LC (Check the catalogue)

Notes

Pseudonym was: the Sherwood Forester. Burnley author

 

ID Number

4804

Title

To my first grey hairs

First Line

Blossoms of death! Why here so soon

Poet

HALL, Spencer T.

Book Title

Lays from the lakes and other poems

Author of Book

HALL, Spencer T.

Publication Date

1878

Page Number

66-67

Control Number

M0015409LC (Check the catalogue)

Notes

isbn is for SONGS of the people: Lancashire dialect poetry of the Industrial Revolution, Brian Hollingworth, editor.

 

ID Number

6150

Title

To my first grey hairs

First Line

Blossoms of death! Why here so soon

Poet

HALL, Spencer T.

Book Title

The upland hamlet and other poems

Author of Book

HALL, Spencer T.

Publication Date

1847

Page Number

60-61

Control Number

M0129159LC (Check the catalogue)

Notes

Burnley author