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Document Reference	Pw V 254/1
Title	Autograph MS poem, untitled, by Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford; 11.2.1719/20
Date	11 February 1720
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Untitled poem. Text consists of five 6-line verses. Addressed from Christ Church to Oxford's wife Lady Henrietta Cavnedish Holles Harley on her 26th birthday. Seal.
First Line of Poem	The Solemn Day returned, with Gladsome cheer
Last Line of Poem	Since to thee first and last, O ca'ndish will I play
Language	English
Physical Description	One folio folded once to form two quartos Physical match: Pw V 255 (hand) & Pw V 249 (hand) & Pw V 856 (hand) & Pw V 1185 (hand) & Pw2 V 186 (hand)
Condition	Good
Descriptive Features	Watermark: Post Horn within ornate crowned shield with insignia 4WR suspended from shield, approx. 110 x 54 mm
Watermark	Horn (crowned shield)
Related Material	University of Nottingham Library: Pw V 255
	University of Nottingham Library:
	Pw V 254 is a draft copy of Pw V 255

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA1048	Harley; Henrietta Cavendish (1694-1755); Countess of Oxford and Mortimer; née Lady Henrietta Cavendish Holles wife of the 2nd Earl of Oxford	1694-1755
NA1047	Harley; Edward (1689-1741); 2nd Earl of Oxford and Mortimer; styled Lord Harley 1711-1724	1689-1741

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