{"id":5735,"date":"2016-08-22T09:52:46","date_gmt":"2016-08-22T14:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vault217.gmu.edu\/?p=5735"},"modified":"2016-08-22T09:52:09","modified_gmt":"2016-08-22T14:52:09","slug":"some-books-are-lies-frae-end-to-end-and-some-great-lies-were-never-pennd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vault217.gmu.edu\/?p=5735","title":{"rendered":"“Some books are lies frae end to end, And some great lies were never penn’d\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

August 21st is Poet’s Day and we are\u00a0celebrating by calling attention to just a few of our poetry books. The quote in\u00a0the title comes from “Death and Doctor Hornbook: A True Story” by Robert Burns, featured in\u00a0The\u00a0<\/em>Poetical Works of Robert Burns<\/em> shown below.<\/p>\n

\"Burns,<\/a>

Burns, Robert, The Poetical Works of Robert Burns<\/a><\/em>, PR4300 1850 B6, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University.<\/p><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"Dickinson,<\/a>

Dickinson, Emily, Letters of Emily Dickinson<\/a><\/em>, PS1541 .Z5 A3 1931, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University.<\/p><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"Yeats,<\/a>

Yeats, W. B., The Secret Rose<\/a><\/em>, PR5904 .S3 1897b, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University.<\/p><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"Coleridge,<\/a>

Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner<\/a><\/em>, PR4479 .A1 1910b, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University.<\/p><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"Chaucer,<\/a>

Chaucer, Jeffrey, The Works of Our Ancient, Learned, & Excellent English Poet, Jeffrey Chaucer<\/a><\/em>, PR1850 1687, Special Collections Research Center.<\/p><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"Johnson,<\/a>

Johnson, Samuel, The Works of English Poets<\/a><\/em>, v.29 of 75, PR1171 .J6, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University.<\/p><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"Miyamori,<\/a>

Caption reads, “Cherries and pines in the foreground. From a larger picture presented to Fuhrer Adolf Hitler by the Department of Education.” Miyamori, Asataro, An Anthology of Japanese Poems<\/a><\/em>, PL884 .M585 1938, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University.<\/p><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"Alighieri,<\/a>

Alighieri, Dante, Dante’s Hell<\/a><\/em>, PQ4315.21 .P43 1857, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University.<\/p><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"T?ayyib,<\/a>

Tayyib, Abd Allah, al-Hamasah al-sughra<\/a><\/em>, PJ7641 .T37 1964, Special Collections Research Center.<\/p><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"Scaligero,<\/a>

Scaligero, Giulio Cesare, Iulij Caesaris Scaligeri viri clarissimi poematum<\/a><\/em>, PA8575 .S3 P37 1591, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University.<\/p><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"Ovid,<\/a>

Ovid, Les Metamorphoses<\/a><\/em>, PA6523 .M2 B35 1732b v.1, Special Collections Research Center.<\/p><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"Juvenal,<\/a>

Juvenal, Mores Hominum<\/a><\/em>, PA6447 .E5 S7 1660, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University.<\/p><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

For more information:<\/p>\n

Poet’s Day<\/a><\/p>\n

To schedule an appointment to view collections,\u00a0contact Special Collections Research Center. Walk-ins are also welcome.<\/p>\n

E-mail: speccoll@gmu.edu<\/p>\n

Phone: 703-993-2220<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

August 21st is Poet’s Day and we are\u00a0celebrating by calling attention to just a few of our poetry books. The quote in\u00a0the title comes from “Death and Doctor Hornbook: A True Story” by Robert Burns, featured in\u00a0The\u00a0Poetical Works of Robert Burns shown below.                         […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5744,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[326,94],"tags":[382,381,380,369],"class_list":["post-5735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rare-books-2","category-university-archives","tag-literature","tag-poems","tag-poetry","tag-rarebooks"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vault217.gmu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/PR4300_1850_B6.jpg?fit=621%2C500&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8Ep5i-1uv","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2503,"url":"https:\/\/vault217.gmu.edu\/?p=2503","url_meta":{"origin":5735,"position":0},"title":"Notes from a Photograph Collection","author":"admin","date":"July 26, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Although the Oliver F. 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