Handwritten Manuscript by Hannah More
Handwritten Manuscript by Hannah More
By: Hannah More
- Collection ID
- PPR.002322
- Type
- Papers
- Date
- 1830
- Geography
- England
- Language
- English
- Medium
- Ink on Paper
- Dimensions
- 8 × 5 in. (20.3 × 12.7 cm)
- Exhibit Location
- Not on View
Hannah More (1745–1833) was an English poet, playwright, religious writer, social reformer, and anti-slavery activist. More wrote her first play in 1762 and continued to write poetry, plays, and tracts, which in her later years became more evangelical. This document contains some lines of text written in More’s hand. In Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert’s Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), these lines are attributed to Hannah More as a quote. In it, she states, “He who cannot find time to consult his Bible, must find time to be sick. He who has no time to pray, must find time to die.”
Hannah More (1745–1833) was an English poet, playwright, religious writer, social reformer, and anti-slavery activist. More wrote her first play in 1762 and continued to write poetry, plays, and tracts, which in her later years became more evangelical. This document contains some lines of text written in More’s hand. In Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert’s Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), these lines are attributed to Hannah More as a quote. In it, she states, “He who cannot find time to consult his Bible, must find time to be sick. He who has no time to pray, must find time to die.”
Created in 1830 by Hannah More, England. Acquired by R. B[. . .]e.[1] Acquired by 2010 by Gene Albert (Christian Heritage Museum), Hagerstown, Maryland; Privately purchased in 2010 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Donated in 2017 to National Christian Foundation (later The Signatry), under the curatorial care of Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
Notes: [1] In another hand, below More’s writing, is a note that says, “Written by Mrs. H. More, I believe in the 85 year of her age. R B[. . .]e.”
Created in 1830 by Hannah More, England. Acquired by R. B[. . .]e.[1] Acquired by 2010 by Gene Albert (Christian Heritage Museum), Hagerstown, Maryland; Privately purchased in 2010 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Donated in 2017 to National Christian Foundation (later The Signatry), under the curatorial care of Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
Notes: [1] In another hand, below More’s writing, is a note that says, “Written by Mrs. H. More, I believe in the 85 year of her age. R B[. . .]e.”
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