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PwV - Literary Manuscripts in the Portland (Welbeck) Collection, 16th-19th centuries
Document Reference
Pw V 791
Title
MS poem, entitled 'Spes altera Roma', on the birth of Bonnie Prince Charlie (1720), unattributed; n.d.
Date
1720 (c)
Extent
1 f
Level
Item/file
Content Description
Text consists of 8 lines.
The title is taken from Virgil, Aeneid 12.168.
The poem celebrates the birth of Bonnie Prince Charlie (b 1720).
Title Of Work
Spes altera Roma
First Line of Poem
Hail Royal Babe in Distant Exile born
Last Line of Poem
Be loyal to the Son and to th Parent true
Language
English
Physical Description
Folio fragment
Condition
Good but stained
Descriptive Features
Irregular chainlines about 24 mm apart
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Code
PersonName
Dates of existence
NA72709
Vergilius Maro; P. (70-19 BC); Virgil; Roman poet
70-19 BC
NA18873
Charles Edward Louis Philip Casimir Stuart (1720-1788); Prince; ('the Young Pretender', or 'Bonnie Prince Charlie'; son of titular James III)
1720-1788
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