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Document ReferencePw V 365
TitleMS poem, untitled, by Charles Sackville, 2nd Duke of Dorset; n.d.
Extent2 ff
LevelItem/file
Content DescriptionText consists of four quatrains.

Note in Francis Needham's hand on folder states: In Lady M Harley's Commonplace book, p 229, this poem is headed 'By Ld Middlesex on Miss F being proposed to him'.
First Line of PoemIn vain with Riches you wou'd Try
Last Line of PoemAll other Bribes are Vain
LanguageEnglish
Physical DescriptionQuarto folded once forming two octavos
ConditionGood
Descriptive FeaturesWatermark: Post Horn within ornate crowned shield, approx. 60 x 52 mm
WatermarkHorn (crowned shield)
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Persons
CodePersonNameDates of existence
NA1110Needham; Francis (1900-1971); Mr; librarian to the 6th Duke of Portland1900-1971
NA74527Middlesex; Lord
NA12483Sackville; Charles (1711-1769); 2nd Duke of Dorset; styled Lord Middlesex until 1765 opera financier1711-1769
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