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HOUG/D/A/7/33
Title
Letter from George William Lyttelton, 4th Baron Lyttelton, to Lord Houghton
Date(s)
- 18 Jun. 1873 (Creation)
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4 ff.
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42 Portland Place, W. - Returns Houghton's son's 'very promising' verses, with some corrections [no longer present]; classical composition and translation should be encouraged. Has read monograph of Sydney Smith; special combination of the grave and the gay in his character. Suggests a number of corrections for next edition of Monographs.