"Auri sacra fames!" (manuscript essay), 1798 June 8
| Data(s) |
31/12/1969
31/12/1969
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| Resumo |
Three-page handwritten essay in English by Buckminster on wealth, greed, and economy. The essay is titled with a quote from Virgil that can be translated, "The accursed greed for gold." The essay begins, "The passion for wealth is, like every other passion, often carried to an extreme." The document has edits and struck-through words. |
| Identificador |
HUC 8799.386.10 Box 1, Folder 1 http://ids.lib.harvard.edu/ids/view/51126472?width=150&height=150&usethumb=y http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.ARCH:16084459 http://colonialnorthamerican.library.harvard.edu/prod/cna/hua12011c00001 |
| Publicador |
Harvard University Archives |
| Relação |
Harvard University Archives: Student essays of Joseph Stevens Buckminster, 1798-1799 |
| Direitos |
The student essays are open for research. |
