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Document ReferencePw V 393
TitleMS poem, untitled, by Mr Stephens; 8 March, 1720/1
Date8 March 1721
Extent1 f
LevelItem/file
Content DescriptionThe text which consists of 12 lines, and which relates to Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford, is preceded by a Latin quotation, 'Sternitur infelix alieno vulnere - Virg[il]'. (Virgil, Aeneid 10.781)

Date and author are not given on this version of the poem and are assumed from the details found on the version, Pw V 392.
First Line of PoemWhen the Fierce Bravo saw his crimes betray'd,
Last Line of PoemLive thou: but in thy faithfull Harley bleed.
Physical DescriptionOne quarto
ConditionGood
Descriptive FeaturesWatermark: Arms of the City of London (top half only), approx. 28 x 50 mm
WatermarkArms of London
Related MaterialUniversity of Nottingham Library:Pw V 392
University of Nottingham Library:
Pw V 392 is another copy of Pw V 393

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Persons
CodePersonNameDates of existence
NA893Harley; Robert (1661-1724); 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer; M.P.; speaker 1701-1705; P.M. 1711-17141661-1724
NA74541Stephens; - (fl 1720); Mrfl 1720
NA72709Vergilius Maro; P. (70-19 BC); Virgil; Roman poet70-19 BC
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