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Document Reference	Pw V 179
Title	MS poem, entitled 'On S<i>r R: B:' [Richard Blackmore], by Colonel [Christopher] Codrington; n.d.
Extent	1 f
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Title refers to Sir Richard Blackmore, who was attacked by Codrington for his 'Satire against Wit'
Title Of Work	On S<i>r R: B:
First Line of Poem	By nature meant, by want a Pedant made
Last Line of Poem	To give new drenches for our Plague of wit
Language	English
Physical Description	One folio
Condition	Good
Descriptive Features	Countermark: Letters DN, approx. 12 x 20 mm.
Related Material	Crum, Index, B 734
Publication Note	T. Brown, Works (Sam Briscoe; London, ?) 3rd ed, IV, pp 75-76

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA73107	Blackmore; Richard (c.1655-1729); Sir; physician and poet	c.1655-1729
NA31354	Codrington; Christopher (1668-1710); General; governor of Leeward Isles	1668-1710

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