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                    <main>Gottfried Augustus Burger, Leonora</main> : electronic edition </title>
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                    <resp>Editors: </resp>
                    <name>Morris Eaves, </name> University of Rochester; <name>Robert Essick,
                    </name> University of California, Riverside; and <name>Joseph Viscomi, </name>
                    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill </principal>
                <sponsor>The Library of Congress, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of Rochester</sponsor>
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            <publicationstmt> Chapel Hill: Eaves, Essick, Viscomi; UNC Libraries <date>November
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        <userestrict> Copyright © <date>2025</date> by Morris Eaves, Robert N. Essick, and Joseph
            Viscomi, all rights reserved. Items in the Archive may be shared in accordance with the
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            notification of the publisher. Permission to reproduce the graphic images in this
            archive has been granted by the owners of the originals for this publication only. <lb/>
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                <origination> William Blake <role>inventor, </role>
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                <origination>Perry<role>engraver.  Nothing is known about Perry, not even his first name.</role>
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                    <publisher>William Miller</publisher>
                    <pubplace>London</pubplace>
                    <date>1796</date>
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                <leafsize>29.2 x 23.9 cm.</leafsize>
                <medium>stipple etching and engraving</medium>
                <printingstyle>intaglio</printingstyle>
                <inkcolor>black</inkcolor>
                <support>wove paper</support>
                <watermark>1794 | J WHATMAN<note>In this copy, the watermark appears only on Object
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                <name>Robert N. Essick</name>
                <date>1980</date>
                <dealer>McDowell &#38; Stern Books</dealer>
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                <note>earlier history not known</note>
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                <institution>Collection of Robert N. Essick</institution>
                <addressline>Altadena</addressline>
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                    <p>The design illustrates the lines "Alter'd" from Edward Young's poem, *The Complaint: or Night Thoughts* quoted below the design, but also Burger's poem.</p>
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                        <illusobjdesc> Two figures ride the horse. Directly behind the horse's neck, a male figure faces away from the viewer and looks up.  This is Death personified, here disguised as Leonora's lover, William (assuming that the design illustrates Burger's poem as well as Young's).  His long hair flows behind him. He holds the rein with his left hand and extends his right hand upward, with palm facing up. His visible left leg, dressed in tights or breeches, extends forward. His long hair flows backward. An adult female figure sits behind him with her arms wrapped around his waist.  This is the poem's heroine, Leonora (assuming that this figure is based on Burger's poem).  Her body is horizontal and she faces forward, with her long, flame-hair flowing behind her and her long gown extending the length of the horse.</illusobjdesc>
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                    <l n="bb440.1.comdes.1.01" justify="left">Blake <choice><orig>inv:</orig><reg>invenit</reg></choice><space extent="75"/>Perry. <choice><orig>sc:</orig><reg>sculpcit</reg></choice></l>
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                            <l n="bb440.1.comdes.1.02" justify="left">O! how I dreamt of things impossible,</l>
                            <l n="bb440.1.comdes.1.03" justify="left">Of Death affecting Forms least like himself;</l>
                            <l n="bb440.1.comdes.1.04" justify="left">I've seen, or dreamt I saw the Tyrant dress,</l>
                            <l n="bb440.1.comdes.1.05" justify="left">Lay by his Horrors, and put on his Smiles;</l>
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                            <l n="bb440.1.comdes.1.06" justify="left">Treacherous he came an unexpected Guest,</l> 
                            <l n="bb440.1.comdes.1.07" justify="left">Nay, though invited by the loudest Calls</l>
                            <l n="bb440.1.comdes.1.08" justify="left">Of blind Imprudence, unexpected still;</l>
                            <l n="bb440.1.comdes.1.09" justify="left">And then, he <choice><orig>dropt</orig><reg>dropped</reg></choice> his Mask.</l>
                            <l n="bb440.1.comdes.1.10" justify="left" indent="29"><choice><orig>Alter'd</orig><reg>Altered</reg></choice> from Young.</l>
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                    <illusobjdesc>The plate features a group of elegantly dressed figures, including men, women, and children. To the left, a man, woman, and female child embrace. They may be a family. The woman wears a long gown and has long dark hair that falls down her back. She faces right and rests her head on the shoulder of the man that she embraces. Her arms are wrapped around his body at the waist. The man, to her right, wraps his arms around her body and rests his head on her shoulder. He faces left. He has long, curly hair that may be a wig and wears a coat, breeches, and boots. He may be a soldier. The female child stands in between the embracing male and female and hugs the leg of the man. She has a long gown and long hair. A group of three children stand to the right of the family. The leftmost of this group is a male child who plays the flute. He faces forward and wears breeches. He has short, curly hair and may wear a crown of laurels. A female child stands behind him, holding his waist and looking up at him. She wears a long gown and her left arm crosses over her chest. Another male child stands to their right. A drum is secured by a strap around his body and he holds drum sticks. He wears a coat and breeches and has short, curly hair and may also wear a laurel crown. Two women stand to the right; they may be Leonora and her mother.  One of the women, directly to the right of the boy playing drums, wears a long gown and faces forward. Her long hair is tied in a bun. She looks to the left toward the family in embrace, and bends both of her arms at her elbows with her palms out to face the viewer. Her left forearm is grasped by the gowned female figure who stands closely beside her. Her dark hair is held up with a scarf. She faces left and crosses her right hand in front of her body to rest on her left breast. Two nearly identical couples stand in the background. Each of the two couples include a man standing to the left and a woman to the right. Each of the two men wears a coat, breeches, and tall hats, and hold bayonets in their right hands. They may be soldiers. A drooping branch with leaves extends from the hat of each man. Each man faces forward and looks to the woman at his side. The women are both visible from the torso up, face forward, and look up and to the right to the man at their side. They both have long hair and wear gowns. The tops of six more bayonets can be seen in the background, suggesting more soldiers.</illusobjdesc>
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                        <characteristic>breeches</characteristic>
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                        <characteristic>laurels</characteristic>
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                        <characteristic>gown</characteristic>
                        <characteristic>female</characteristic>
                        <characteristic>Leonora</characteristic>
                        <characteristic>mother</characteristic>
                        <characteristic>hair</characteristic>
                        <characteristic>bun</characteristic>
                        <characteristic>cloth</characteristic>
                        <characteristic>scarf</characteristic>
                        <characteristic>facing left</characteristic>
                        <characteristic>arm bent</characteristic>
                        <characteristic>hand resting</characteristic>
                        <illusobjdesc>Two women stand to the right.  One of the women, directly to the right of the boy playing drums, wears a long gown and faces forward.  This may be Leonora.  Her long hair is tied in a bun. She looks to the left toward the family in embrace, and bends both of her arms at her elbows with her palms out to face the viewer. Another gowned female figure stands closely beside her.  This may be Leonora's mother.  Her dark hair is held up with a scarf. She faces left and crosses her left arm in front of her body.  Her right hand is visible, touching the side of her body just above her left forearm.</illusobjdesc>
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                        <characteristic>group of figures</characteristic>
                        <characteristic>adult</characteristic>
                        <characteristic>facing forward</characteristic>
                        <characteristic>female</characteristic>
                        <characteristic>male</characteristic>
                        <characteristic>coat</characteristic>
                        <characteristic>breeches</characteristic>
                        <characteristic>hat</characteristic>
                        <characteristic>bayonet</characteristic>
                        <characteristic>soldier</characteristic>
                        <characteristic>branch</characteristic>
                        <characteristic>leaf</characteristic>
                        <characteristic>willow</characteristic>
                        <characteristic>looking</characteristic>
                        <characteristic>facing up</characteristic>               
                        <characteristic>long hair</characteristic>
                        <characteristic>gown</characteristic>
                        <illusobjdesc>Two nearly identical couples stand in the background and face forward. Each of the two couples include a man standing to the left and a woman to the right. Each of the two men wears a coat, breeches, and tall hats, and hold bayonets in their right hands. They may be soldiers. A drooping willow branch with leaves extends from the hat of each man. Each man faces forward and looks to the woman at his side. The women are both visible from the torso up, face forward, and look up and to the right to the man at their side. They both have long hair and wear gowns.</illusobjdesc>
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                        <characteristic>bayonet</characteristic>
                        <characteristic>gun</characteristic>
                        <illusobjdesc>The tops of six more bayonets can be seen in the background, suggesting more soldiers.  The barrels of two guns supporting bayonets are also pictured.
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                <objsize>6.7 x 12.7cm.</objsize>
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                    <illusobjdesc>The image shows three figures, including one figure in bed and two figures at the bedside. A female figure reclines on a bed facing left with her body horizontal and supported by a pillow from the torso up.  This is Leonora.  She bends both arms upward at the elbow and raises her hands, palms up. Her left leg is slightly bent. She wears a long gown and her long hair is partially covered by a veil. A male figure lunges forward at the foot of the bed.  This is Leonora's lover, William.  His body bends forward and faces right as he bends his right leg at the knee, extends his left leg backwards, extends both arms forward, and raises his hands, palms out. He wears a coat, breeches, and boots with spurs and his long, curly hair is tied at the back. Behind the male figure and also at the foot of the bed, a gowned female figure stands hunched over and bending right.  This is probably Leonora's mother, her face showing old age.  Her long hair is tucked into a veil. She bends both arms upward and appears to tug at the collar of her gown.</illusobjdesc>
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                        <characteristic>Leonora</characteristic>
                        <characteristic>facing left</characteristic>
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                        <characteristic>lying</characteristic>
                        <characteristic>arms bent upward</characteristic>
                        <characteristic>hands raised, palms up</characteristic>
                        <characteristic>gown</characteristic>
                        <characteristic>long hair</characteristic>
                        <characteristic>veil</characteristic>
                        <illusobjdesc>A female figure reclines on a bed facing left with her body horizontal and supported by a pillow from the torso up.  This is Leonora. She bends both arms upward at the elbow and raises her hands, palms up. Her left leg is slightly bent. She wears a long gown and her long hair is partially covered by a veil.</illusobjdesc>
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                        <characteristic>pillow</characteristic>
                        <characteristic>supporting</characteristic>
                        <illusobjdesc>A female figure reclines on a bed facing left with her body horizontal and supported by a pillow from the torso up.</illusobjdesc>
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                        <characteristic>male</characteristic>
                        <characteristic>William</characteristic>
                        <characteristic>facing right</characteristic>
                        <characteristic>lunging</characteristic>
                        <characteristic>bending forward</characteristic>
                        <characteristic>leg bent forward</characteristic>
                        <characteristic>leg extended backward</characteristic>
                        <characteristic>arms extended</characteristic>
                        <characteristic>hands raised, palms out</characteristic>
                        <characteristic>coat</characteristic>
                        <characteristic>breeches</characteristic>
                        <characteristic>boots</characteristic>
                        <characteristic>spurs</characteristic>
                        <characteristic>long hair</characteristic>
                        <characteristic>curly hair</characteristic>
                        <illusobjdesc>A male figure lunges forward at the foot of the bed.  This is Leonora's lover, William, awakening Leonora from her dream of death.  His body bends forward and faces right as he bends his right leg at the knee, extends his left leg backwards, extends both arms forward, and raises his hands, palms out. He wears a coat, breeches, and boots with spurs and his long, curly hair is tied at the back.</illusobjdesc>
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                        <characteristic>female</characteristic>
                        <characteristic>gown</characteristic>
                        <characteristic>old</characteristic>
                        <characteristic>mother</characteristic>
                        <characteristic>standing</characteristic>
                        <characteristic>hunched over</characteristic>
                        <characteristic>bending right</characteristic>
                        <characteristic>veil</characteristic>
                        <characteristic>arms bent upward</characteristic>
                        <illusobjdesc>Behind the male figure and also at the foot of the bed, a gowned female figure stands hunched over and bending right.  This is probably Leonora's mother, her face showing old age.  Her long hair is tucked into a veil. She bends both arms upward and appears to tug at the collar of her gown.</illusobjdesc>
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