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Odes and Other Poems.

WATSON, William. Odes and Other Poems. FIRST EDITION. John Lane. 1894
Half title, 16pp cata. (1894). Orig. green buckram, spine lettered in gilt; spine & upper boards faded to brown. Ink inscription on leading f.e.p. 'M. S. With love of S.L. Christmas 1894. London... "And went not from my friend" (?)' v.g.

¶William Watson, 1858-1935, poet best known for his sometimes controversial political content; he was also a contributor of The Yellow Book. Odes and Other Poems was published the year after Watson had a mental breakdown. He expresses gratitude for his recovery in the poem Vita Nuovo writing: 'I too have come through wintry terrors, - yea,/ Through tempest and through cataclysm of soul/ Have come, and am delivered ...'
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