Union First Line Index of English Verse
13th-19th Century (bulk 1500-1800)
First Line:
Why dost thou root me up ungrateful hand,
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Title:
`The murmurs of the oak' [cut down by the Duchess of Marlborough in 1708]
First Line (Transcribed):
Second Line:
Last Line:
To hang up traitors; or preserve a king.
Library:
YO
Shelfmark:
c.570/1
Folio:
p. 64
Ref Nbr:
Osborn W2166
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Names Mentioned:
Marlborough, Sarah (Jennings) Churchill, duchess, 1660_1744
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