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PwV - Literary Manuscripts in the Portland (Welbeck) Collection, 16th-19th centuries
Document Reference
Pw V 161
Title
Autograph poem entitled 'To the Honourable Robert Harley Esqr.' by Robert Blunt; 29 Oct. 1710
Date
29 October 1710
Extent
2 ff
Level
Item/file
Content Description
Text consists of two 6-line verses and five 4-line verses preceded by a 3-line Latin quotation (Virgil, Eclogue 4.52-4).
Followed by a letter to Blunt's father requesting him to have the poem 'fairly transcribed' and presented to Robert Harley.
Endorsed in Harley's hand 'verses from Mr Blunt of St Johns College Oxf<or>d R. from his father Octo. 29. 1710.
Title Of Work
To the Honourable Robert Harley Esqr.
First Line of Poem
Long has Britannia bent beneath her Foes
Last Line of Poem
But quick she fell a Victim to the Brave
Language
English
Physical Description
One sheet folded once to form two folios.
Condition
Generally good
Descriptive Features
Watermark: Arms of the City of London, in simple shield, 55 x 44 mm;
Countermark: Letters IV, 20 x 14 mm
Italic
Watermark
Arms of London (simple)
Related Material
University of Nottingham Library: Pw V 162
University of Nottingham Library:
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Persons
Code
PersonName
Dates of existence
NA893
Harley; Robert (1661-1724); 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer; M.P.; speaker 1701-1705; P.M. 1711-1714
1661-1724
NA74418
Blunt; Robert (1688-1720); Mr; son of Charles Blunt of London matriculated at St. John's College Oxford in 1706; made a fellow in 1707
1688-1720
NA72709
Vergilius Maro; P. (70-19 BC); Virgil; Roman poet
70-19 BC
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