Letter from Bartholomew Woodlock (Blarney, Cork) to Professor Eugene O'Curry (2 Portland Street, North Circular Road, Dublin), concerning the printing, binding and price of O'Curry's work. Refers to W. Fowler, Duffy and John Pigot. Suggests letters from Lord Dunraven, Dr. Moriarty and others for a prospectus.
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Postcard from Gerard Manley Hopkins (University College, Stephen's Green) to Alexander William Mowbray Baillie (22 Sackville Street, London), discussing the etymology of certain words; the influence of 'Sanskritists' on Baillie's work; the unreliability of certain etymologies; and his theory about Egyptian influence on Greek religious thought.
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Letter from Roderic O'Connor (c/o D. W. Burpee, 45 Murray Street West, Hamilton, Ontario) to Professor P. F. Purcell (Gayfield, Killney), discussing life in Canada; his work with the Canadian Pacific Railway; the Canadian Northern Railway; work opportunities for NUI engineering graduates; and his interest in travel.
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Letter from Gerard Manley Hopkins (University College, St. Stephen's Green, Dublin) to Alexander William Mowbray Baillie, referring to D'Arcy Thompson, a Fellow of the Royal University of Ireland; a new work on Egypt by [Gaston] Maspero; and his own work on Egypt, 'Pindar and the theory of rhythm and the Dorian measure'.
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Letter from Gerard Manley Hopkins (University College, St. Stephen's Green, Dublin) to Alexander William Mowbray Baillie, discussing several Greek and Egyptian words; Greek transliteration; Greek religion and mythology; his theory on Egyptian civilisation in Crete; and the influence of Egypt on Greece in general.
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Postcard from Gerard Manley Hopkins (University College, Stephen's Green) to Alexander William Mowbray Baillie (22 Sackville Street, London), discussing Greek/Egyptian words; the tradition of a Phoenician foundation of Thebes; the Egyptian colonisation of Crete; the name 'Aphrodite'; and an upcoming visit to Baillie.
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Letter from Gerard Manley Hopkins (St. Beuno's College, St. Asaph, North Wales) to Alexander William Mowbray Baillie, referring to Baillie's illness; Hopkins' sisters, Milicent, Kate and Grace; the use of the word 'flit'; the study of Arabic, Hebrew and Egyptian; his impending examination in moral theology and ordination.
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Letter from Gerard Manley Hopkins (St. Joseph's, Bedford Leigh, near Manchester) to Alexander William Mowbray Baillie, referring to his appointment to Liverpool; a visit from Paravicini and his wife; [Alfred William] Garrett; recent lectures by Bradlaugh and Annie Besant; the arrest of Irish agitators; the trade and people in Bedford Leigh; the artist [Mariano] Fortuny; and his reading.
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Letter from Gerard Manley Hopkins (Manresa House, Roehampton, S. W.) to Alexander William Mowbray Baillie, referring to his life and work in Glasgow; the poor Northern Irish and their language; his present noviceship in London; the travel plans of [Alfred William] Garrett. Asks Baillie's opinion on Wagner's 'Nibelungs' Ring'.
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Letter from Gerard Manley Hopkins (Oak Hill, Hampstead, N. W.) to Alexander William Mowbray Baillie, discussing his thoughts on being home; details of a visit to Edgeware; the architecture of a church in Edgeware; his mother not wishing him to fast. Encloses 'An Essaye Morall and Political' by Francis Lo. Verulam [Francis Bacon, Viscount St. Alban]. Requests a copy of Baillie's 'Grass is my Garland'.
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Letter from Gerard Manley Hopkins (8 Salisbury Street, Liverpool) to Alexander William Mowbray Baillie, referring to his work in Liverpool; Lancastrians and Oxonians; the translation of an Egyptian text by the Biblical Archaeological Society; the poverty in his district; his plans to move; [Alfred William] Garrett; and Wagner.
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